The staff of Hall Mead School are committed to the continuous raising of standards across the curriculum. To this end, a group of teachers meets regularly to devise specific strategies to improve pupil performance. Such issues as pupil motivation, learning strategies for less able pupils and the extension of the most able are considered. The School will maintain its efforts to maximise the achievement of Hall Mead pupils and to ensure that each pupil fulfills his/her potential.

Increasingly the success of schools is judged by the value which is added during the years which their pupils spend with them.

The 2004, 2005 & 2006 GCSE results show Hall Mead to be top 15% of schools nationally in terms of value added between the end of Key Stage 2 (Year 6) and the end of Key stage 4 (Year 11).

Pupils with Special Needs

All members of staff are conscious of the need to make special provision for some pupils. A variety of strategies and resources are employed for this purpose. In some cases, special educational needs are met through specialised additional teacher or welfare support within teaching groups. If appropriate, a pupil will be withdrawn from his/her normal group at certain times and given the particular assistance needed. Where it is deemed necessary, additional resources are provided through a combination of resources of the local Authority and the school. Full use is made of the external support services available through the LEA. Any parent seeking further information is asked to contact Mrs. Bint, Special Needs Co-ordinator, at the School. A copy of the School's special educational needs policy is available on request.

The school is fully committed to a policy of inclusion and makes every effort to cater for the widest possible range of young people. The 2005 Ofsted inspection team judged Inclusion at Hall Mead as "excellent".