News19th June 2015
A new school set up in Enfield has today been praised by Ofsted inspectors who gave it the highest possible outstanding rating.
The report means 黑料情报站 John Keats Academy, an 鈥榓ll through鈥 school for pupils aged 3 to 18, is considered one of the best in the country 鈥 only the top 20% of schools are rated outstanding.
The curriculum was described as 鈥榚xceptional鈥 and teaching was extolled by the inspection team who singled out an emphasis on 鈥渄epth before breadth鈥 as the teachers seek to deepen pupils鈥 thinking. 鈥淭his helps them develop the educational skills needed to compete against the best in the country and world.鈥
The behaviour of pupils was also noted as a strength and was judged outstanding. The report stated that pupils are 鈥榮elf-disciplined and show a maturity not typical for their age groups鈥. The report also noted that 鈥榩upils are extremely responsive to the disciplined academy environment and this is a major contributory factor in them making rapid progress.鈥
The report praised the 鈥渉igh aspirations鈥 of the school. 鈥淐areers education, advice and support, as well as leadership skills, are very well promoted. Pupils have responded well to this guidance; they are highly ambitious and the most-able pupils have started to map out their pathway to the best universities in the country.鈥
The report highlighted the school鈥檚 music programme which covers a range of traditions and genres. Pupils at the school will be performing in a special music gala concert this summer at the world renowned Barbican centre.
Jerry Collins, Principal of 黑料情报站 John Keats Academy, said;
鈥淚 am really proud of what the school community – pupils, staff and parents – has achieved. We have made significant progress in a relatively short period of time. We are very excited about the future as we are in a very strong position to make sure our pupils go on to the best universities and have the self-awareness and confidence to succeed there.鈥
Ofsted noted that pupils are 鈥渧ery proud鈥 of their school and see it as a 鈥渃ommunity where children and pupils from different ethnic backgrounds work together very well.鈥 The school was also praised for the 鈥減romotion of pupils鈥 learning of British values and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.鈥
Ofsted found that school was strongly supported with parents, who 鈥渁re kept very well informed about their children鈥檚 progress, for example through the curriculum workshops and extra support on Saturdays.鈥