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Overall Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù Grade
The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good
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Foundational Skills: Leaders have prioritised reading and phonics, and daily story times promote pupils’ love of reading.
Success of the Curriculum: The reading curriculum is carefully sequenced, and mathematics is well organized from early years to Year 6.
Areas Needing Improvement: In history and geography, curriculum plans do not accurately identify the knowledge and skills that leaders want pupils to know.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Assessments help match books to sounds pupils know; mathematical subject knowledge is strong.
Support for Falling Behind: Pupils with SEND get the help they need to catch up.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Classrooms are calm, relationships are respectful, and pupils feel safe and cared for.
Support for SEND Pupils: Leaders provide pupils with SEND with the necessary support to access the same curriculum.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Bullying incidents are rare and addressed quickly by working with parents.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: The school promotes values such as kindness and respect, ensuring a safe environment.
Parental Involvement: Leaders work closely with parents especially regarding pupils’ attendance issues.
Parent Feedback: The proportion of parents who responded to the Ofsted survey was very low.
Extracurricular Activities: The range of after-school clubs has reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teacher Engagement: Staff morale is high; leaders listen to staff views and manage workloads effectively.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers provide clear definitions helping pupils use vocabulary with precision.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Leaders need to develop assessment systems to capture pupils' skills and knowledge accurately.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Assessments in subjects like art do not reflect curriculum content fully.
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Highwoods Academy is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It has 213 students from age 3-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 25 : 1.

At this school, 62% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Empowering Minds Trust is a growing child-centred Multi Academy Trust where challenge, collaboration, inclusivity and support is at the heart of our ethos. We want the kids we teach to become confident, capable, autonomous people who understand their position in the world. We are a family of schools where every child/young person receives the best possible education through the sharing of best practice and world class professional development opportunities for staff. We have the highest standards, encouraging excellence and individual success. Children should, in our opinion, be at the centre of all we do and receive the greatest education possible. The welfare of our students is our first priority. Today's school pupils are growing up in a rapidly changing world, with a wealth of possibilities but many risks and anxieties too, particularly in relation to pupils' mental health, self-esteem, relationships and their safety, both online and offline. Our academies follow an established nurturing ethos, rooted in the Thrive approach, facilitated by trained staff to identify and support pupils with any emotional, social or behavioural needs. We value and embrace each school's uniqueness and the community it serves, whilst seeking to learn from and share with each other so that we spread excellence effectively. We support system leadership and think that when schools collaborate rather than operate independently, everyone benefits. We aim to provide strong, ambitious and inspirational leadership in every school so that every pupil and every member of staff is encouraged to achieve more than they thought possible. We aim to develop a co-operative and collaborative ethos across all our schools so that best practice is shared in the best interests of all pupils and all staff.
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Phase of Education Primary Primary Primary
Type Academies Academies Academies
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Ofset report Good Good -
Age range 3-11 3-11 3-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 25.6 20.8 24.1
Proficient Math 102 106 104
Proficient Read 103 105 107
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 102 97 97
Reading 103 97 98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% 53.25% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 4% 5.31% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.7 Above Average
Writing 4.2 Well Above Average
Maths 1.3 Above Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 105 99 96
Reading 105 4 98 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71% 17 58.81% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 7% 4 8.46% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 3.7 Above Average
Writing 3.6 Above Average
Maths 2.8 Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 105 93 94
Reading 101 94 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54% 57.13% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 11% 7.84% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -2 Below Average
Writing 2.3 Above Average
Maths 2.8 Above Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 31st Mar 2025 - 11th Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 30th Mar 2025
Summer Term 12th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
25 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Highwoods Academy
Local authority ratio 20 : 1

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