1 December, 2023
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy (OSCA) has been praised for its “high ambitions” for students following a recent Ofsted visit which confirmed the school’s continued success.
Maintaining its grading as a good school, inspectors commended OSCA’s teaching and learning provision, supported by a “well-sequenced” curriculum, alongside its positive culture where students feel “happy and safe”.
Within its latest report, Ofsted also noted the strong emphasis the academy places on the personal development of students, who engage “enthusiastically” with its comprehensive careers programme, and benefit from “rich and diverse” extra-curricular activities.
Amongst the other strengths in the report include:
To support OSCA’s continued positive trajectory, leaders and staff will be continuing efforts to raise expectations for student behaviour throughout the school community, so that all students have a consistently positive experience of learning. Leaders will also be ensuring that standardised approaches to assessments are used across the board to further enhance student learning, alongside developing additional systems to support and monitor students with improved reading.
Adrian Price, interim principal at Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy said: “We are extremely proud that the continued hard work and efforts of everyone within our school community have been recognised with this positive Ofsted report. This includes the ongoing improvements and enhancements that are being implemented across the school, our ambitious curriculum, our diverse range of personal development opportunities, and most importantly the positive and safe environment we foster for our students to be able to flourish.
“I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our staff, students, parents/carers and wider community for their continued collaboration and support, and I look forward to continuing to work closely with everyone as we build on this latest achievement”.
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