Paxton Academy
Wandle Learning Trust
Wandle Learning Trust

It’s official!  We’ve been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted

We’re proud to announce that in our latest inspection (December 2022) we have been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, with our leadership and management of the school rated as ‘Outstanding’. This is a significant achievement and comes after three years of dedicated school improvement work, started after joining local academy trust, Wandle Learning Trust in 2019.

This huge leap forward is a testament to the commitment of our entire team and their dedication to ensuring that each and every child in our care receives an education that brings out the very best in them.

We are particularly proud that the inspection pulled out our holistic approach – citing everything from our passion for reading through to our care for the wellbeing of our colleagues, our happy learners, our inbuilt culture of respect and our broad and ambitious curriculum.

If you would like to see all of this in action and are interested in becoming a part of our thriving academy, either as a member of staff or as a family in our community, why not come check out our latest vacancies or book for one of our upcoming Open Days?  We’d love to welcome you and would be proud to show you around…

Click here to read our Ofsted report.

What Ofsted said in their latest inspection:

Happy learners: ‘Pupils are happy and enjoy learning. Leaders have worked successfully to transform all aspects of pupils’ education.’

High aspirations: ‘Leaders and staff share high expectations. They are aspirational for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and / or disabilities.’

A culture of respect: ‘Pupils know and understand the school’s values that are modelled by staff and put into practice by pupils through their considerate conduct throughout the school day.’

Strong staff morale and care: ‘Staff are proud to work here and feel well supported by leaders with their workload and wellbeing high up on the agenda.’

An ambitious curriculum: ‘Leaders have created an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum’

A strong reading culture: ‘The school lives and breathes reading. Making sure that all pupils become fluent and enthusiastic readers is a clear strength to leaders’ work.’

A caring community: ‘The value of ‘care’ was seen at playtimes, both in the nurturing relationships between adults and pupils and the role that older pupils took in supporting younger ones.’