Carrington School

What inspectors noted positively.

• Strong pastoral care team providing dedicated support to pupils.
• Effective provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities through the 'Excellence' and 'ACE Foundation' programmes.
• Strong careers education with various vocational options and industry-linked learning.
• Successful focus on improving the curriculum and increasing academic ambition.

Neutral topics you may wish to explore.

• Variation in the level of challenge provided in some lessons.
• The effectiveness of specialist training for staff supporting pupils at the early stages of reading.
• The consistency of work quality to ensure it is not unnecessarily repetitive.
• Monitoring the impact of changes aimed at improving examination performance.

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, supported by a skilled pastoral team and thorough employment checks.

Determined leaders have improved the school with strong guidance from the multi-academy trust and high expectations for staff and pupils.