What Ofsted Say

Our most recent Ofsted inspection was in March 2023 and we were judged as “Good” overall with Personal Development and Behaviour & Attitudes receiving an Outstanding Judgement  .

You are welcome to view  the full Ofsted report by clicking below:

You can view our March 2023 Osted report here

Here are some of the inspectors’ comments:

• Pupils enjoy coming to Aspire Academy. They feel safe and they enjoy their lessons.
• Relationships between pupils and the adults that work with them are strong. 
• Adults understand pupils' different needs and adapt lessons and other activities so that
  these needs are met.
• Staff are expert at spotting if a pupil needs extra help managing their behaviour or emotions . They step in quickly to support.
• Leaders have ensured that an ambitious curriculum is in place which is tailored to the needs of pupils who attend the school. It is broad and has interesting topics that pupils enjoy.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils to achieve well and to prepare for moving on to secondary school.
• Leaders have designed a creative programme that helps pupils to work on the areas identified in their education, health and care plans. For example, activities to help pupils become emotionally resilient, more able to work alongside others and to develop the skills they need to manage their behaviour
  independently. 
• Leaders have ensured that there is a wide range of specialist therapies available at the school to support the pupils mental health and well being.
• Adults understand the pupils additional needs very well and they use this knowledge to make sure that support is carefully designed for each pupil.
• Pupils at the school need extra help and support to manage their feelings and emotions and this is done in a respectful and consistent way. Leaders have high expectations that pupils will gain the skills needed to regulate their own behaviour.