Ofsted report
Our school was inspected in September 2005 and we are delighted with the report in which our school was judged to be outstanding. On this page we've summarised the key highlights from the report and recommended actions for the school.
Following the inspection Paul Cosway, the Lead Inspector, sent a very nice letter to the pupils thanking them for their help when he visited the school and congratulating them on their behaviour, achievements and for attending such a good school.
The full inspection report is available from our website in both Acrobat PDF (opens in new window) and HTML formats. We will also provide printed versions on request for a small fee to cover the cost of reproduction.
Key highlights in the report
The following are quotes taken directly from the report (published October 2005, reference 279486):
- Achievement and standards: Pupils make good progress and attain above, and sometimes well above average standards by the age of eleven... Many pupils exceed their targets, based on their prior attainment, and standards are rising faster than they are nationally.
- Personal development and well-being: The school believes that pupils' personal development and well-being are good. The finding of the inspection is that they are outstanding compared with other schools.
- Teaching & Curriculum: The inspection findings agree with the school that teaching is good and sometimes outstanding... The school's own evaluation of the curriculum is that it is good. The inspection has judged the curriculum to be outstanding.
- Care, guidance and support: The care of pupils is outstanding... [Parents and carers] particularly value the fact that the school is small enough for every child to be known and cared for by everyone... The level of care that pupils show towards each other is exceptional across the school, for example older pupils caring for the younger ones in mixed age classes.
- Leadership and Management: The school's evaluation of leadership and management is that they are good. The inspection has found that they are outstanding... The governors, leadership team and all members of the school's staff are a cohesive team and their combined efforts have created a happy, caring, hard-working ethos in which pupils and adults flourish.
Recommendations for further improvement
The inspectors only recommended two actions for the school:
- Continue to develop tracking systems to monitor pupils' progress across the curriculum.
- Develop the monitoring role of subject leaders so that they are able to evaluate the effectiveness of their subject areas and raise standards.
These recommendations have been incorporated into the school leadership team's plan for continuing improvement.