Fosse Way school in Midsomer has had its latest Ofsted returned with Good in all areas.

Although the school will be pleased with the outcome (published in the middle of November) it is a fall from its last inspection in 2014 when it was rated Outstanding.

The school was praised for much of its work with just two areas of concern:

Inspectors recommended that :

Leaders should improve the consistency of the curriculum between classes. They

should determine the amount of time needed, the activities and the priorities for

the different groups and implement these. They should check that the offer of

individual classes builds to a coherent and progressive curriculum that enables

pupils to develop sufficient knowledge and skills for future learning and

employment.

And : The use of assessment in subject curriculums is in its infancy. Leaders should

continue to improve the use of assessment so that it helps teachers identify clear

next steps for pupils in different subjects and supports leaders in the ongoing

curriculum review. The school has around 217 pupils on roll from five different Local Authorities. The school caters for children aged 3-19 years who, for a variety of reasons, find it difficult to be successful within mainstream schools as full-time pupils. The school manages a satellite resource for students with Asperger syndrome at nearby Norton Hill School as well as provision at the Royal United Hospital, Bath offering transition into work for final year students. The school also has a residential area that caters for up to 11 secondary age youngsters. You can read the complete Ofsted report HERE : it was published on November 16 Inspectors visited the school, which is on Longfellow Road, and which converted to Academy status in 2011, in September.