A SCHOOL in Rubery has ended a more than 20 year stint of mostly below par Ofsted inspections after being graded ‘good’ in all areas following its latest assessment.
Waseley Hills High School, part of the Central Region Schools Trust, was found to be ‘good’ in all areas, following and inspection on February 4 and 5.
Inspectors praised how the school has ‘worked hard’ to ensure the curriculum is improved, meaning ‘each subject is both ambitious and well sequenced’. As a result of this hard work, outcomes at the school are improving.
The report highlights leaders’ ‘high expectations’ of students’ behaviour, and praises how students ‘benefit from strong relationships with both staff and their peers’.
Students at Waseley Hills are ‘courteous and respectful to others’ and ‘take pride in their work’.
Waseley joined the Central Region Schools Trust in November 2021 as a Department for Education intervention project to improve the standard of provision at the school.
Prior to its most recent inspection, Waseley was graded at ‘requires improvement’ for twenty out of the past twenty-three years of Ofsted inspections, making this latest ‘good’ in all areas inspection a major milestone in the school’s upward trajectory.
Alongside joining the trust, Waseley was awarded a complete new build of the school building as part of the Department for Education’s school rebuilding programme.
This multi-million pound project will see Waseley have an 8,493m square foot state of the art facility including completely new facilities that the community will have access to.
The new leadership of the school, alongside the new facilities which open in September, gives the local community the educational setting and provision it deserves.
The Ofsted report is a key milestone in the ambitious new future for Waseley Hills and recognises the hard work of the staff, students and community coming together to strive towards excellence.
Tom Preston, principal at Waseley Hills High School, said: “We are incredibly proud of the progress our school has made.
“Our staff have worked tirelessly to drive improvements, ensuring every student receives the high-quality education they deserve.
“This achievement would not have been possible without the unwavering support of our parents and carers.”
