Ofsted Inspection - May 2010

Officially an 'Outstanding' Academy

The Belvedere Academy was inspected by Ofsted on 26th & 27th May 2010. It was the Academy's first Ofsted inspection since opening in 2007, and this is what the inspectors said…

• Overall effectiveness: how good is the Academy - Grade 1  'Outstanding'


• The Academy's capacity for sustained improvement - Grade 1  'Outstanding'


• Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils - Grade 1  'Outstanding'


• How effective is the provision? - Grade 1  'Outstanding'


• How effective are leadership and management? - Grade 1  'Outstanding'


• Overall effectiveness of the Sixth Form - Grade 1  'Outstanding'

Headlines:

“…the core values of Belvedere have been maintained in the last three years.”

“Students take pride in what being a ‘Belvedere’ girl means.”

 Notably in the main findings of the full report, the Inspectors also reported that:

"Belvedere Academy provides its students with an excellent education."

“Standards are exceptionally high.”

"…all aspects of teaching, the curriculum and the care, guidance and support provided for students are exemplary."

"The behaviour, conduct and attitude of the students are excellent. They are studious, mature and highly aspirational young people."

"The outstanding leadership of the Principal and the very effective support of the senior team have skilfully guided the Academy through a challenging period of transition while maintaining very high standards."

"Capacity for further improvement is outstanding."

Ofsted Inspection of English - Nov 2011

On the 22nd and 23rd November 2011 we had another visit from Ofsted, this time to look at work in English. Visits are currently being made to a cross section of primary, secondary and special schools to track the impact of recent initiatives and to investigate the need for future developments.

Lessons are observed, staff and students interviewed, documentation reviewed and pupils’ work scrutinised. The inspector is then required to make judgements about achievement, quality of teaching, quality of curriculum and the effectiveness of leadership and management, all related to English in this instance.

We are delighted to tell you that the inspection found English to be outstanding in all areas, and that the overall effectiveness in English was outstanding. This confirms, once again, the findings of the Ofsted report of 2010 which found Belvedere Academy to be offering ‘outstanding’ education to its students.

Please find a copy of the inspector’s report below.

HMI Monitoring Inspection - June 2009

A short two day monitoring visit by HMI ends on an incredibly positive note, with inspectors hugely impressed by the work taking place at Belvedere since it became an Academy in September 2007.

"The Belvedere Academy, like its predecessor school, is meeting its fundamental aim to inspire girls to high ambition and achievement."  HMI, June 2009

Inspectors observed the Academy's work, scrutinised documents and met with many staff and students. Telephone discussions were also held with the acting chief executive of the GDST and the chair of the local governing body.

A copy of the HMI Monitoring Report is attached below.

Documents

Inspection reports can be downloaded below in either a summarised or full format.