Ofsted Report

Ofsted has launched Parent View, a new online questionnaire that will allow parents and carers to give their views on their child’s school at any time of the year. Covering over 22,000 schools across England, the 12-question survey will help other parents as they make important choices about their child’s education and provide Ofsted with information about schools that will help inform priorities for inspection.

Parent View has been produced with the assistance of a panel of parents who contributed to shaping the questions and the way the site functions. The questionnaire covers a range of topics, including quality of teaching, bullying, behaviour and levels of homework, allowing parents to give a view about their child’s school on each issue, with a final question as to whether or not they would recommend the school to other parents. The questionnaire does not allow free text comments but invites responses to a series of closed questions.

The questions were carefully chosen to cover those issues that parents told Ofsted are the most important to them. They are also designed to provide Ofsted with the information to support decisions about inspection and will give headteachers a direct route into gathering the views of their parent group.

Parent View

Ofsted Report Web Link

Dear Families,

Ofsted visited our school on 6 and 7 October. Their report is now out, and I am so proud to share it with you.

What Ofsted found:

Early years (Nursery and Reception): Strong standard
Teaching, inclusion, leadership, attendance and behaviour, and personal development: Expected standard
Keeping children safe: Standards met
Achievement: Needs attention

What Ofsted said about our children:

"Pupils start each day with a warm, personal welcome from caring staff."
"Pupils enjoy attending school." They "feel a sense of belonging" and they "feel valued and understood."
"Children get off to an extremely positive start in the early years."
"Classrooms are bursting with questions and curiosity."
"Staff ensure that activities develop key skills, alongside growing a love of learning."
"Classrooms are a hive of purposeful activity."
Staff have made "a calm and respectful environment in which pupils feel safe, supported and ready to learn."
"Pupils behave well, work hard and aim high."
"They are kind to each other, hardworking and resilient."
"They develop tolerance and respect for those who are different from them."
"Pupils know that staff are there for them every step of the way."

What we are working on:

Some of our older children have gaps in reading, writing and maths. We have been working hard on this and we will continue to. Ofsted can see it is working:

"Recent improvements to the curriculum and the way it is taught are beginning to have a positive impact on pupils' achievement."

Now we will:

help every child do well in reading, writing and maths
fill any gaps quickly, so children are ready for their next step
help even more children come to school every day

How you can help

Send your child to school every day, on time.
Share a book or a story with your child at home.

We've attached the full report to this email and it is available on our website so you can read it in full if you would like. You can also ask at the office for a paper copy.