The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

evaluation of the school.



• Inspectors spoke with the headteacher, other school leaders and members of staff. An inspector spoke with representatives of the local governing board, including the chair of the local governing board. An inspector met with a representative of the local authority.

• An inspector spoke with the chief executive officer of the trust. ? Inspectors checked the arrangements for keeping pupils safe. They looked at a range of documentation and spoke to leaders, staff and pupils.

• Inspectors reviewed a wide range of evidence, including leaders' self-evaluation documentation, improvement plans and records of pupils' behaviour and attendance. ? Inspectors carried out deep dives i...n early reading, mathematics and music. For each deep dive inspectors discussed the curriculum with subject leaders, visited lessons, looked at samples of pupils' work, held discussions with teachers and talked with pupils.

• An inspector observed pupils reading to familiar staff. Inspectors also spoke with leaders and pupils about the curriculum in a small number of other subjects. ? Inspectors observed pupils' behaviour in lessons and at social times.

They spoke with groups of pupils about their experiences at school. Inspectors also considered the views of pupils shared through Ofsted's online survey for pupils. ? Inspectors spoke with staff about their workload and well-being.

Inspectors also considered the views of staff shared through Ofsted's online survey for staff. ? Inspectors spoke with parents and carers as they dropped their children off at school. They considered the responses to Ofsted Parent View.

This included the free-text responses. Inspection team Kelly Butler, lead inspector His Majesty's Inspector Timothy Gartside Ofsted Inspector The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments.

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Information about this school

• Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy converted to become an academy school in 2018When the predecessor school, University Church Free School, was last inspected by Ofsted in June 2015, it was judged to be good overall. ? The school is part of the North West Academies Trust. ? This school is part of the Church of England Diocese of Chester.

As a new school, it has not had a section 48 inspection? Leaders do not make use of alternative provision