AN EAST Riding academy has launched an action plan after it was told to improve by education inspectors.
Ofsted found Hessle High School and Sixth Form College required improvement in all categories – for overall effectiveness, achievement, teaching, pupil behaviour and safety, leadership and management.
The academy said it had responded "positively" to the report and had drawn up an action plan, which was already being acted upon.
Executive headteacher Sarah Young admitted the academy was disappointed by the findings, particularly in view of improved GCSE and A-level results.
But she insisted it would be used as an opportunity to accelerate recent improvements.
Mrs Young said: "We are certain the action plan we have agreed with Ofsted will deliver all of the necessary improvements in the school's performance and this will be reflected in achieving even greater exam success in the future."
Ofsted reported Mrs Young had a clear vision for the academy.
Inspectors found she led with passion and determination and the school was improving.
But they reported teaching was not consistently good and did not ensure all students learned well all of the time.
Students did not make good progress, especially when achievement in English and maths was taken into account.
The sixth form required improvement because students' achievement was not good overall.
A minority of pupils did not meet the school's expectations regarding behaviour.
Fixed-term exclusions were above average and the impact of learning support centres had not been fully investigated.
Ofsted said although action was taken by leaders to improve teaching and achievement and the school checked how well it was doing, not all information collected was analysed effectively enough. The findings were not always used well to plan further improvement.
Leaders were not always held fully to account for the effectiveness of their areas.
Ofsted also highlighted strengths, reporting some teaching was good or outstanding.
Most students were pleasant and polite and felt safe in school. Many experiences were provided for students, which helped develop interests.
