Fleetwood High School lives out its 'heart values' but performance below average in latest Ofsted findings
‘They live our the school’s ‘heart’ values daily’
Fleetwood High School leaders have been praised for acting as role models for pupils, living out the school’s ‘heart’ values daily in its latest Ofsted inspection - but attainment is still below average.
The school, on Broadway, was inspected in the summer and it’s findings published under the government’s new inspection framework.
Schools are now no longer given an overall judgement and are instead assessed on individual areas of performance, including safeguarding, attendance and behaviour, teaching and curriculum, inclusion, leadership and governance, personal development and achievement.
Fleetwood High, which teaches 1,005 children, performed at the expected standard in all but achievement where inspectors found that ‘gaps in pupils’ ability to read fluently, write skilfully and use numbers confidently were not closing as quickly as they should be.’ Pupils' typical rates of attainment in national examinations are below the national average.
However, the inspector reported: “Leaders use up-to-date research to help them to choose which approaches to the curriculum and to teaching best, meet the needs of their pupils.
“They check the quality of teaching and the curriculum regularly and understand where the strengths lie. Leaders also know where, in a minority of subjects, there are areas still to strengthen.
“Most teachers deliver the curriculum very well.
“Leaders have a deep and detailed knowledge of the patterns in pupils’ attendance.”
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Throughout the report, it was noted how the school knew families and pupils well and how that communication helped in important ways, particularly with pupils’ wellbeing.
“They know the pupils and their families well. If pupils face difficult circumstances, such as anxiety or other medical needs, leaders put in place carefully tailored support to help them to attend more regularly.
“Pastoral support is effective. Staff at this school know their children and families. Pupils appreciate the many ways in which they receive the help that they need.”
And for pupils, they reported they were happy and are proud of their school, understanding what constitutes unkind or discriminatory behaviour.”
The previous report under the old framework rated the school as ‘Good’.