OFSTED

Our latest OFSTED inspection was on 20th March 2007, the inspection was carried out by an Additional Inspector over one day.

During the day the inspector looked at:- Overall effectiveness of the school, Achievement and standards, Personal development and well-being, Quality of provision, Teaching and learning, Curriculum and other activities, Care, guidance and support, Leadership and management.

Below are extracts from the OFSTED inspection, if you would like to read the full report Click here:

'This is an effective school. Children make good progress and achieve well to reach standards that are above average. The school gives good value for money and has made good improvement since the last inspection. The headteacher provides effective leadership and she is ably supported by her deputy, all other members of staff and by the governors. Teamwork and a willingness to learn from each other to make changes to improve the provision for children, underpin the school's good capacity for further improvement. School self-evaluation is accurate because leadership and management are effective. It is focused on sustaining above average achievement and standards and is securely based on a good range of monitoring and evaluation evidence.............'

'The school works effectively with parents and outside agencies to provide children with good quality care, guidance and support. Consequently children's personal development is good and they enjoy coming to school, work hard and behave well. They develop good levels of independence and have the confidence to take on responsibilities within the school community and to contribute to activities that support the community outside school............'

'A well organised curriculum and good teaching ensure that children enjoy learning. Provision for children in the Foundation Stage is good.......... most children reach standards that are above average by the time they leave the school in Year 2. Teachers make good use of assessment information to guide their planning of lessons..... Children say their lessons are fun and that, although they often find their work hard, all the adults help them to do their best. Teachers explain clearly what they expect children to learn and what they need to do to make their work better. This ensures children are motivated and they work hard to succeed.........'