Ark Blake Academy

What Ofsted found

Full inspection, February 2023.

• Overall effectiveness: Good
• The quality of education: Good
• Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
• Personal development: Good
• Leadership and management: Good
• Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

• The report says reading is a strength, with weaker readers supported by skilled staff to catch up with their classmates.
• The report says behaviour is not consistent enough, varying by class and sometimes affecting learning in lessons.

Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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