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Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent, Catford, London SE6 2SE School report Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent, Catford, London SE6 2SE Inspection dates 15–16 May 2018 Overall effectiveness Requires improvement Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement Summary of key findings for parents and pupils This is a school that requires improvement The secondment of the previous headteacher The curriculum is being altered. The quality of and temporary appointments to the leadership teaching is improving. This is at a slow pace team led to a lack of leadership for teachers because there are difficulties in recruiting and pupils in previous years. appropriately qualified staff. The quality of middle leadership is variable. Some teachers do not plan lessons using Training is in place, but the effect of this information about pupils’ prior attainment. training is not embedded in practice. In the Pupils, including the most able pupils, are not past, this has resulted in pupils failing to challenged in these lessons and lose interest. achieve their potential in GCSE examinations. Some teachers do not give pupils enough There is a programme to support pupils’ guidance on how to improve the content, personal, social, health and cultural spelling and grammar in their work. Pupils are development (PSHC) in key stage 3. This not encouraged to read widely. Many pupils do programme is not well established in key stage not develop the skills in reading and writing 4. Some pupils do not take pride in their work which enable them to be successful learners. and sometimes exhibit disruptive behaviour in lessons. The school has the following strengths Governors and the new senior leadership team Leaders have introduced a new policy and are ambitious for their pupils. They know the processes for teaching, learning and strengths and weaknesses in the school. assessment. There is now more rigour in the Governors seek effective support to check their quality of assessment and teachers use this judgements and those of the school leaders. information to plan lessons which encourage pupils to learn. Senior leaders check the quality of teaching regularly. Teachers who need support receive Leaders in the specialist autism provision have coaching from experienced staff. Pupils’ a clear vision. A range of appropriate courses outcomes in some lessons are improving are available for pupils in this provision. because of this support. Parents and carers receive regular and helpful communication about their children. Full report What does the school need to do to improve further? Leaders should: – continue to develop and train middle leaders so that they can support and challenge their teams – ensure that all staff follow the new teaching, learning and assessment policy – establish a culture of reading so that pupils develop a love of reading for pleasure – improve the leadership of literacy across the curriculum – implement plans to introduce the new PSHC programme into the key stage 4 curriculum. Teachers should: – use assessment information to plan lessons which challenge pupils who have different starting points or needs – recognise and respond when pupils are not engaged in their learning – ensure that pupils know how to improve their work. Inspection report: Conisborough College, 15–16 May 2018 Page 2 of 10 Inspection judgements Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement Some middle leaders do not have high expectations for all pupils. In a few departments, middle leaders do not check that teachers plan lessons which challenge pupils. Some departments do not manage pupils’ behaviour effectively. Where teachers plan lessons which challenge and enthuse, pupils’ behaviour is positive. There is a wide range of training for middle leaders to support them in leading and managing their teams. The Lewisham Secondary Schools’ Partnership and the Atlas teaching school provide much of the training for middle leaders. This training is too recent to make an impact on pupils’ outcomes in some subjects. The curriculum did not meet the needs of all pupils. Too many pupils were encouraged to study an academic curriculum which included triple science. Pupils’ outcomes in 2016 and 2017 public examinations were affected adversely because of this. The curriculum is changing to meet pupils’ needs and abilities. More time is allocated to English and mathematics and leaders have expanded vocational courses for some pupils. There is a lack of strategic leadership for pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities. Pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities do not always make the progress of which they are capable. SEN funding is not used effectively for pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities unless those pupils are supported in the specially resourced provision. Senior leaders and governors are ambitious for their pupils. They set high expectations for pupils’ attainment and behaviour. Standards are rising, albeit slowly, and pupils’ behaviour is improving. Leaders’ self-evaluation is rigorous and accurate. Plans to improve pupils’ outcomes are in place. Difficulties in recruiting teachers into many subject areas have affected the rate of improvement. Leaders have recruited specialist teachers into all areas for September 2018. Leaders regularly check the quality of teaching. There is a programme of support in place for teachers who need to improve their craft. This programme is already having a positive effect on pupils’ progress in some lessons. Pupils have access to a range of extra-curricular opportunities. There are many visitors to the school and staff organise visits for pupils to travel abroad and around London. During the inspection, key stage 4 pupils from the specialist provision were on a residential trip to France. Pupil premium funding and Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up funding are used well. Pupils who start school in Year 7 behind their peers in reading, writing, communication and mathematics are making effective progress. Pupils who are disadvantaged are also making progress. Inspection report: Conisborough College, 15–16 May 2018 Page 3 of 10 Governance of the school Governance is a strength of the school. Governors know the school well and hold leaders to account. They are aware of the strengths and weaknesses and ask probing questions to challenge leaders in making improvements. Governors recognised that the information provided to them last year on pupils’ progress in mathematics and some other subjects was inaccurate. They have brought in external help to check the accuracy of the information this year and to support departments where necessary. English and science are two departments which benefit from this external support. Governors are robust and brave. They are keen to see the school improve. They fully understand their role and are not afraid to tackle difficult staffing challenges, particularly around middle leadership. The quality of middle leadership is also improving because of external support. Safeguarding The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders carry out all the appropriate checks on staff prior to their appointment. Governors and the local authority regularly review this process. The safeguarding leaders, governors and staff are trained. They ensure that robust processes are in place to keep pupils safe. Staff are diligent in their actions in keeping pupils safe. Staff ensure that the organisation and maintenance of information and medicines for pupils with medical needs are carried out conscientiously. There are thorough preparations and risk assessments for all school trips. Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement The quality of teaching across key stages 3 and 4 is inconsistent. Teaching across departments and within departments is inconsistent. Where teachers do not plan effectively, pupils do not make good progress. The school policy states that all departments should have clear schemes of learning in place. Some departments, for example English and science, do have schemes of learning. Other departments such as mathematics do not. Teachers who are recent trainees find planning difficult because of this lack of support. The quality of teaching and learning in English, geography and physical education is better than that in mathematics. Leaders give information to teachers about pupils’ needs and abilities. Teachers rarely plan to meet the needs of pupils with different starting points. In most lessons, all pupils do the same work. There is little evidence of challenge for the most able pupils. Pupils do not attain the grades that they are capable of because of this. Teaching assistants are not always used effectively to support learning. Teachers use the assistants to prompt pupils and to deal with disruptive behaviour. Some pupils have work missing and work is poorly presented. There is inconsistent guidance for pupils Inspection report: Conisborough College, 15–16 May 2018 Page 4 of 10 about how to improve their work. Leaders have an accurate view of the quality of teaching in the school. They visit lessons regularly and give teachers advice on strengths and weaknesses in their teaching. Pupils are keen to learn and to do well. In many lessons, teachers have strong subject knowledge which they use to engage and excite
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