Vision 2027

“A community characterised by calm confidence, intellectual curiosity, and an unwavering belief that every young person deserves to thrive.”

Inclusion Quality Mark, Centre of Excellence, 2025

Vision 2027 - Year 333

In 1694, Robert May, a local merchant, donated money for the purpose of educating twenty-five boys to be taught at the school. This act of philanthropy set in motion a school which has had a long and vibrant journey to become the high-achieving Academy it is today. 2027 marks 333 years of Robert May’s School.

At Robert May’s School we are proud of our ethos, which is characterised by an unfailing belief that all students can succeed in their chosen paths and that each person in the learning community is capable of achieving excellence every day in whatever they do.

Our aim is to continue the work of our Founder, to strengthen his legacy and to be both the anchor and kite for the community we serve.

Our School Objectives in 2026 - 2027 are:

1. Achievement:

Disadvantaged student attainment: at least in line with the national average at every level
High Prior Attainers (English): Embed the English HPA project to challenge and stretch higher-ability students, maximising their Progress 8 potential.
Literacy Acceleration: Further develop the rigorous, whole-school reading culture and advance data-driven targeted interventions that measurably accelerate student reading ages across all key stages.

2. Curriculum and Teaching:

Curriculum Evolution: Map and implement a comprehensive transition strategy to align our current offer with the upcoming Curriculum 2030 framework.
Learning Coach Impact: Establish a rigorous quality assurance framework for Learning Coaches that demonstrates the impact on teaching and learning and student outcomes.
Feedback and Marking: Fully embed the newly launched policy to ensure timely, high-impact feedback that directly accelerates student progress.
Drift Strategy: Eradicate passive learning and "drift" by embedding high-challenge, interactive teaching strategies that demand active student participation.

3. Inclusion:

Inclusion Strategy: Design, publish, and embed a statutory whole-school Inclusion Strategy utilising the Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) allocation in tandem with the core and notional SEND budgets to systematically identify and dismantle barriers to learning, ensuring all pupils belong, achieve, and thrive.

4. Personal Development and Wellbeing:

New Enrichment Framework: Align the school’s established enrichment provision with the new DfE Enrichment Framework, evaluating our existing model against the eight quality benchmarks.

5. Attendance and Behaviour:

Strong Attendance for all with a tailored curriculum: To continue forensically analyse and robustly challenge barriers to attendance for vulnerable learners—specifically those with EHCPs and EBSA.

6. Leadership and Governance:

National Policy Alignment: Strategically align school systems and standards with the directives outlined in the Department for Education (DfE) White Paper.
Vision 2032: Co-construct and prepare for September 2027 launch of "Vision 2032" to set the long-term, aspirational direction for the school's next phase of growth.
System Migration: Execute a seamless transition to the new Management Information System (MIS), ensuring data integrity, staff proficiency and enhanced tracking capabilities.
Operation Robert: Successfully meet all operational and strategic milestones for Operation Robert (Ofsted readiness)