Ofsted say that Sandown Bay Academy is not improving quick enough following a recent monitoring inspection, the second this year.
The inspector of schools has today (Thursday) released a report saying the pace of improvement in the academy has been too slow and that recommendations made at the previous positive monitoring inspection visit in January 2015 have not been acted on urgently or sharply enough.
The report also says there are lingering weaknesses in leadership and management, teaching, outcomes and behaviour that put the academy at risk of not being judged ‘good’ at its next inspection.
It’s not all bad news though as the school’s headteacher, Claire Charlemagne has been praised for her ‘whole-hearted commitment to the academy’. Ms Charlemagne is said to have very quickly won the confidence of staff, pupils and parents.
Behaviour and attendance continue to be a concern at Sandown.. Persistent absence of some pupils, although improved, is still higher than the national averagefor similar schools, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
