Ofsted
OFSTED INSPECTION REPORT – June 2010
The school has been rated as Good in every area including:
- overall effectiveness
- capacity for sustained improvement
- outcomes for pupils
- effectiveness of leadership and management.
This means that the school has ‘very positive features’ and ‘is serving its pupils well’. The full report is available using the link below but, for a quick flavour, here are some excerpts.
In each main area, the inspectors said:
Teaching and learning
- Teaching is good … the teachers make lessons interesting, make good use of visits and visitors, and provide the pupils with a wide range of opportunities
- ‘The pupils enjoy school’ and ‘have very positive attitudes to learning’
- The pupils are making good progress and their attainment is above average
Pupil care, guidance and support
- The school has a ‘very caring ethos’
- The Healthy School award is reflected in the pupils’ well-informed views on healthy eating
- Their personal qualities are being developed well through a wide range of interesting activities
- The good care, guidance and support that the pupils receive underpin the positive family atmosphere within the school
- The pupils say they feel safe in school and all of the parents who responded to the inspection questionnaire agree
Curriculum and other activities
- The curriculum is enriched by a range of trips to places of interest and visitors to school, which the pupils enjoy
- The curriculum is well organized and brings together a broad range of opportunities and experiences for the pupils
- The school’s wider partnerships provide pupils with a good range of activities such as an after-school basketball club and opportunities for those with gifts and talents to attend science, mathematics and art activities at other schools
- During the course of the inspection, the pupils were heavily involved in National School Sport Week, benefiting from tennis coaching and participating in energetic street-dance sessions
- Many pupils enjoy the range of sporting opportunities the school provides
Leadership and management
- The headteacher leads the school well and together with the governing body carries out a range of monitoring activities that provide a comprehensive overview of the school’s performance
- The effectiveness of the school’s engagement with parents and carers is good