A secondary school in Witney has been graded good by Ofsted for the third time in a row.

The Henry Box School, including the sixth form, was inspected in February.

The school was last inspected in 2017 and 2013.

The education watchdog said: "The Henry Box School continues to be a good school."

In the report, it said: "Leaders are aspirational for pupils, including those in the sixth form. The school’s curriculum is ambitious. Staff use their strong subject knowledge to help most pupils learn well. Most pupils work hard and achieve well.

"As a result, most pupils make good progress through the planned curriculum and attain the qualifications they need for their next steps."

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It added: "Through the school’s personal development programme, pupils learn about equality and respect for others. They are keen to think about their place in the wider world and how they can contribute to life in modern Britain.

"Pupils feel safe in school and they know who to go to in school for help."

It said leaders "ensure that knowledge and skills are planned to build up coherently over time" and "teachers check pupils’ understanding and mastery of content before moving on to new work. However, expectations of pupils with SEND are sometimes too low."

But it added "pupils are rightly proud of their diverse school community and the ways in which all are welcomed at the school. Through the school’s personal development programme, pupils learn about equality and respect for others".

The report said the school’s personal development and careers programmes are particularly strong and the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Areas for improvement were that the attendance of some pupils is too low which is impacting negatively on their learning and wider development.

"Leaders should ensure that the inclusion and attendance strategies they have introduced are implemented consistently to improve the attendance of all pupils, particularly those who are persistently absent," the report said.

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It added that "expectations of pupils with SEND are not always high enough and the effective use of teaching approaches to meet the needs of SEND pupils is not consistent".

It said "leaders should ensure that effective strategies are rapidly embedded in all areas, so that provision for pupils with SEND is consistently high across the school".

Some parents and pupils are also concerned about bullying in the school and are not always confident that bullying is addressed.

Lead inspector Mary Davies and Inspector Lucy Hillyard said: "Leaders must continue to work with these parents and pupils so that they feel supported.

"As part of this ongoing work, leaders should help parents and pupils to understand better what the school does to resolve any incidents of bullying."