Our Current School Development Plan Overview

Curriculum & Teaching 

1. The curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced so that all pupils build knowledge and skills sequentially and cumulatively.  

2. Teachers teach the subject curriculum in a way that allows pupils to transfer key knowledge to long-term memory.

3. Teachers use assessment effectively to help pupils embed and use knowledge fluently; to check understanding and inform teaching to ensure that teaching is matched to pupil need.

Outcomes

1.  Pupils achieve outcomes in national tests and examinations that are at least in line with, and increasingly above, national averages with a clear upward trend in combined outcomes.

2.  Disadvantaged pupils, including those eligible for pupil premium and pupils with SEND, make sustained progress from their starting points. Gaps in attainment and progress between these key groups and their peers are closing over time, both within the school and compared to national benchmarks.

3.  Pupils make consistently strong progress from their individual starting points, demonstrating secure knowledge, skills, and understanding across the curriculum. Progress is evident for all groups, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.

Leadership & Governance

1. Staff benefit from sustained, evidence-informed professional development that is strategically aligned with whole-school improvement priorities, team and subject goals, and individual growth needs.

2. Leaders allocate sufficient time and resources to ensure all staff can engage meaningfully in coherent, sustained high-quality professional learning that aligns with school improvement.

3. Professional development is enriched by expert input, current research, and nationally recognised frameworks, helping to build staff expertise, leadership capacity, and effective succession planning.