High quality, strategic leadership that impacts positively on teaching and learning
The school has a strong track record of securing improvements and there is a successful culture of impactful distributed leadership. Senior leaders show trust in staff and value their input, skills and experience. They help staff to grow as leaders and empower them to lead successfully on key aspects of the school’s work. This helps to ensure that morale across the school is good and there is a strong sense of teamwork and collaboration that impacts positively on both teaching and learning. Leaders ensure that all staff have access to timely and relevant professional learning that meets both whole-school and individual needs. Recently, notable improvements have been seen in foundation learning provision and pupils’ writing skills.