OFSTED SUMMARY

Last Inspection 11-12 May 2009
 
After a glowing report from OFSTED,  in May 2009, the school was described as overall ‘good’ with 43% of the grades ‘outstanding’.
 
The report highlights the quality of work going on in the school on a daily basis and the strength of working relationships across the community which contribute to raising standards. At the heart of the schools success is Leadership and Management who have a ‘clear strategic direction for the continued improvement of the school and its excellent partnerships with parents and a wide range of organisations’.

The inspector’s report said:
 
‘Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development are outstanding’.
 
‘Throughout the school, there are high-quality relationships based on care and respect. Pupils’ outstanding personal development is reflected in their strong support for charities, excellent relationships with each other and adults, and very effective collaboration when working in groups’.
 
‘The school provides a rich learning environment and is taking steps for further improvement as part of its Royal Opera House Creative Partnership’.
 
In a letter to the pupils the inspectors also praised the school and its pupils: 
‘The school is excellent at helping you develop as people. You are keen to learn and
work very well together in groups. It was good to hear that you feel very safe at school, have an extremely good understanding of how to live healthy lives and know how to improve your work. I was most impressed by your really good behaviour, your high rates of attendance and the friendliness of your school’.
 
What the school should do to improve further:

1. Raise standards in mathematics by ensuring that all pupils use different calculation methods confidently and accurately, and that assessment is used consistently well in all classes.     

2. Raise standards in scientific enquiry by helping all pupils to use their scientific knowledge and understanding to explain the findings of their experiments.

The full ‘new’ OFSTED inspection report is avaliable on the link below:
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/(id)/109064/(as)/115069_326122.pdf