Kibworth Mead Academy May 25

19th May 2025 | Schools

It has been a busy term at KMA. As part of our continuous drive for further improvement since our ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement last year, we recently welcomed a team of external reviewers to KMA, conducted by Challenge Partners. These consist of a team of senior leaders from schools across the area, who spent three days at KMA looking at our strengths and how we can further improve. 

Areas of Excellence

The team was really positive about our school and our students. They also accredited rapid school improvement as our area of excellence. This means that we have leading practice in this area that we can share nationally.

The full report can be found on our website. (kibworth-tmet.uk). Some quotes are included below:

  • The Principal and his senior leadership team lead the school with ambition and a drive for excellence in every area. Leaders have focused strongly on a culture of kindness and have put in place effective data-driven systems to relentlessly manage behaviour and rewards, attendance, target setting and teaching and learning. 
  • Leadership of behaviour is a strength and there is a strong vision which focuses on personal accountability. The pastoral approach is based on equity rather than equality and the daily meetings to look at behaviour incidents and consequences ensure swift action is taken. 
  • As a result of leaders’ drive to improve standards, there is a calm atmosphere around the school site and rapid, smooth starts to lessons. Classroom routines ensure that there is no lost learning time and students are ready and equipped to learn.
  • Teachers know students individually and relationships between staff and students are warm and positive. In all lessons the environment is calm and conducive to learning. For example, in a Year 7 English lesson the positive classroom culture and relationships led to a high level of student enthusiasm and engagement.
  • Students have opportunities for leadership in a range of areas, including as representatives on the school council, sports leaders and as wellbeing and anti-bullying ambassadors. They are encouraged and supported to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh award and to undertake voluntary work. Students in Key Stage 3 take part in enterprise challenges where they set up and promote their own businesses.

We are really proud of how the report reflects the hard work and dedication of our staff and students.

Dr Pat Thompson, Deputy Principal