June 2010: Ofsted Visit
The inspection was carried out by two of Her Majesty’s Inspectors and two additional inspectors.
The team observed 31 lessons, meetings were held with students, senior and middle leaders and telephone discussions were held with the chair of the Associated Trust Board (ATB), the Local Governing Body (LGB) and representatives of the academy’s local partners.
They observed the academy’s work, scrutinised a large sample of students’ work, evaluated strategic policy documents and subject plans.
A detailed analysis of the academy’s tracking and assessment evidence was undertaken.
The full report can be found here.
A summary brochure can be found here
June 2009:
A short two day visit by HMI ends on a positive note
Inspectors observed the Academy's work, scrutinised documents and met with many staff and students. Telephone discussions were held with the acting chief executive of the GDST and the chair of the local governing body.
The HMI report can be found here.
Summary brochure here