Lift Kingsley

Inspection of Kingsley Academy Cecil Road, Hounslow TW3 1AX

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth-form provision Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement 2–3 October 2019

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What is it like to attend this school?

Teachers’ high expectations help pupils to achieve well. Pupils feel cared for and valued. Conversations between staff and pupils show mutual respect. This is the case in lessons and more generally around the school. In class, pupils settle down to work quickly. Teachers are able to teach, and pupils learn the knowledge and skills they need to achieve well.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy many experiences that build their confidence and resilience. They take part in sports clubs, bushcraft camp, and theatre and museum trips. Aspirations are high. From Year 7, pupils’ visits to universities help inform future career choices.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Leaders want pupils to leave school with knowledge in a wide range of subjects, and to show kindness and respect for others. Pupils are well-mannered. They are keen to discuss and debate their ideas. They demonstrate respect for each other’s points of view.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils feel safe at school. They know who to speak with if they have any concerns. They trust adults to sort out any problems should they occur, including with rare instances of bullying.

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better?

The headteacher, leadership team, governors and staff are ambitious for pupils to achieve as highly as possible. Leaders have thought about what pupils should learn term by term to achieve high standards. As a result, pupils receive a good and improving quality of education.

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better?

Leaders ensure that all pupils learn the essential knowledge set out in the national curriculum. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Subject plans are well structured. Teachers know what to teach and in what order. For example, in Year 9 mathematics, pupils first build up their knowledge of basic powers and are then able to understand the rules of indices. While computing is not currently taught as a discrete subject in Years 7 to 9, plans are well advanced for this to be included from September 2020.

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better?

Pupils who start in Year 7 with weak literacy and numeracy skills are quickly identified and given effective support to catch up. Pupils’ reading skills are further developed through structured reading time at the start of the day. Although well structured and leading to good achievement, the English curriculum in Years 7 to 9 is not as ambitious as it is in mathematics. The texts that pupils study are not as routinely well selected to provide the highest challenge. Similarly, not all pupils in Years 10 and 11 enjoy reading beyond the books they study in class. This holds them back from developing vocabulary and comprehension skills of the highest order.

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better?

In other areas of the school, teaching ensures that pupils remember important 2–3 October 2019

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knowledge. For example, in geography, Year 9 pupils can apply their deep understanding of climate change to the effects on the environment and people. The thoroughness of geography is mirrored across the ambitious science curriculum. All students are challenged to achieve well. As a result, pupils are well prepared to study physics, chemistry and biology in the sixth form.

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The school’s programme to build pupils’ personal development is impressive. In tutor time, pupils have opportunities to discuss current affairs. Year 11 pupils support younger pupils. Pupils are enthusiastic when learning about the lives of others and value the diversity within their school. In the words of a Year 11 pupil, ‘we’re together by circumstance and united by choice’.

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Currently, the sixth form only has students in Year 13. Teachers’ strong subject knowledge combined with well-structured planning ensures that these students build their knowledge effectively. Well-sequenced curriculum plans are in place for September 2020, when Year 12 students will join the sixth form. The school’s career guidance ensures that students are well prepared to make choices for their education or employment when they leave the sixth form. Most students go on to take up places at university.

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Staff share leaders’ ambitions for pupils to succeed. They feel well supported and receive regular training to improve their knowledge and skills. They appreciate the steps leaders take to reduce unnecessary workload.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are well trained and understand what to do if they have a concern about a pupil’s safety or well-being. Strong systems are in place to report and record any concerns. Pupils report that they feel safe. Pupils who face additional challenges in their lives out of school are known and successfully supported by an experienced staff who work closely with external agencies.

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Safeguarding

Every opportunity is taken to promote safety through teaching pupils how to identify and deal with potential dangers. This includes when using social media and when out and about in their community.

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(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

 Overall, the curriculum is planned and delivered effectively. The content of subjects is chosen and sequenced well. However, the curriculum for English in Years 7 to 9 is not as ambitious as it is, for example, in mathematics. Leaders should ensure that the content of the English curriculum challenges pupils to achieve the highest standards. Leaders should also promote pupils’ reading beyond the classroom to further develop their vocabulary and skills of 2–3 October 2019

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comprehension.  Leaders should ensure that the plans for providing computing as a discrete subject in Years 7 to 9 are enacted by September 2020.

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How can I feed back my views?

or to find out what other parents and carers think. We use Ofsted Parent View information when deciding which schools to inspect, when to inspect them and as part of their inspection.

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How can I feed back my views?

The Department for Education has further guidance on how to complain about a school.

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How can I feed back my views?

If you’re not happy with the inspection or the report, you can complain to Ofsted .

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Further information

You can search for published performance information about the school.

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Further information

In the report, ‘disadvantaged pupils’ refers to those pupils who attract government pupil premium funding: pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last six years and pupils in care or who left care through adoption or another formal route. 2–3 October 2019

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School details

Inspection number 10110359 Type of school Secondary comprehensive

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sixth form

Date of previous inspection 6–7 June 2017

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Information about this school

 The headteacher took up his post in February 2019.  Kingsley Academy is sponsored by a multi-academy trust, the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).  The majority of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds and most pupils speak English as an additional language.  The school does not use alternative provision.

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Information about this inspection

We carried out this inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.

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Information about this inspection

 We met with the headteacher, regional director, senior and middle leaders, and teachers who teach a range of subjects. Discussions were also held with a group 2–3 October 2019

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of support staff and members of the governing body, including the chair. We took the views of parents into account.  We considered English, mathematics, science and geography in depth during this inspection. This included discussions with senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers, lesson visits and scrutiny of pupils’ work.  We held discussions with the designated leader for safeguarding, looked at some case studies and scrutinised the school’s safeguarding practice.  We met formally with groups of pupils. We spoke to pupils informally throughout the inspection, including during visits to classrooms and during breaktimes and lunchtimes. We considered records of pupils’ attendance, behaviour and incidents of bullying.

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Inspection team

Carolyn Dickinson, lead inspector Her Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection team

John Blaney Ofsted Inspector 2–3 October 2019

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