Our Ofsted Ratings
Aldridge schools show a rapidly improving profile against Ofsted judgements.
Of the 9 schools in our MAT or where we are the Lead Sponsor which have had an inspection published, there are now 5 schools judged to be ‘Good’ and one ‘Outstanding’.
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Academies in the Aldridge Family of Schools |
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Academy |
Previously |
Current Ofsted grade as an Aldridge academy |
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Darwen Aldridge Community Academy |
Requires Improvement 26/01/11 Inadequate predecessor school |
Good 23/05/17 Good 16/01/13 |
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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy |
Requires Improvement 03/12/14 RI 05/12/12 |
Good 30/11/16 |
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Portslade Aldridge Community Academy |
Requires Improvement 13/11/14 RI 06/12/12 |
Good 09/11/16 |
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Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio |
Brand new school Sept 2013 |
Good 26/03/15 |
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Kensington Aldridge Academy |
Brand new school Sept 2014 |
Outstanding 17/01/18 |
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Darwen Vale High School |
Requires Improvement 06/12/17 Inadequate predecessor school |
Requires Improvement 04/03/20 |
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Sudell Primary School
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Requires Improvement 06/06/13 predecessor school |
Requires Improvement 22/02/18 With Good Early Years Provision |
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Duke’s Aldridge Academy (New joiner 01/09/17) |
Good 19/10/16 |
Good 06/11/19 |
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UTC@ MediaCityUK (New joiner 01/09/18) |
Requires Improvement 11/07/18 |
Not inspected since joining the Trust |
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Aldridge Adult Learning |
Monitoring visit 01/10/19 Reasonable Progress |
Monitoring visit requested by the Trust October 2020 – single item focus – apprenticeships. |
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“What the school has achieved is remarkable.”
– Kensington Aldridge Academy Ofsted Inspection Report January 2018
“Pupils are well motivated to learn and achieve. They work hard in lessons and collaborate well.”
– Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Ofsted Inspection Report December 2016
“All members of the school community are encouraged to have high aspiration.”
– Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Ofsted Inspection Report January 2017
The focus and drive is very clearly on improving the life-chances of every student, whatever their circumstances, so that they can make a difference not only to their own lives but to the community in which they live.
– Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Ofsted Inspection Report January 2017