Inspection Reports

Some highlights from the ISI Report:

The quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements:

• The quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements is good
• Pupils achieve well, in line with the school’s aims to fulfil potential and prepare pupils for life
• Pupils of all abilities are well-supported by a balanced curriculum that is increasingly personalised to nurture the strengths of each individual
• For day pupils and boarders, the high level of participation and achievement in co-curricular and extra-curricular activity is a strength of the school
• The capacity for independent thinking is evident throughout the school
• Very good collaborative learning was observed in a range of subject areas, and this was noted as a strength of the learning culture.

The quality of the pupils’ personal development:

• The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent
• Pupils throughout the school are unpretentious and display great confidence, self-esteem and resilience
• They do not fear failure, regarding it as a vital stage in the learning process
• Pupils are well-behaved and considerate towards one another. They have a highly developed sense of right and wrong and readily take responsibility for their own behaviour informed by the Round Square IDEALS
• Social development is excellent. Pupils are confident in their dealings with adults and show high levels of empathy when supporting and collaborating with each other and their teachers
• Pupils are exceptionally positive in their commitment to making a difference to the lives of others and fully realise the values encapsulated by the Round Square IDEALS that encourage service in all its forms
• Pupils’ mental and emotional well-being is promoted by the high profile given in pastoral and PSHE programmes, access to counselling and the observance of national initiatives such as mental health awareness week, anti-bullying week and human-rights day.