I am delighted to share our Ofsted report with you along with the fantastic news that Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School is now a ‘Good’ school. The school received a ‘Good’ judgement in the following categories:
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good
- Outcomes for pupils Good
This is a huge achievement in such a short space of time and a credit to everyone involved in the school. We are delighted with the report as it really encapsulates the wide range of improvements that have been made and the positive impact of these on the children’s wellbeing and academic progress.
These are some of the lovely things the inspector said:
‘Leaders drive, determination and commitment have successfully led to improvements in
teaching and outcomes since the last inspection’
‘Governors know the school well. They work closely with senior leaders and provide effective support and robust challenge so that the school continues to improve’
‘In key stages 1 and 2, the quality of teaching is strong. Teachers know their pupils well and have high expectations of them. Pupils enjoy their learning, are focused and work hard’
‘Pupils behave exceptionally well. They are self-confident, respectful and caring individuals. This is a result of the school’s unwavering approach to promoting pupils’ personal development and welfare’
‘The curriculum is broad and balanced, and is enriched by specialist teachers and staff and a wide range of activities and visits’
‘The school’s work to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is effective. Teachers actively promote fundamental British values’
‘The school puts a high priority on pupils’ welfare and safety. Procedures for safeguarding are robust.
‘Overall, the teaching of writing is effective and pupils are making good progress’
We still have areas to improve; in particular we are continuing to improve the Early Years provision within the school. We are working on this already, building on our strengths and developing the quality of the provision further. As a school we were also aware of other areas of development and we are working on these at the moment, however these need more time to be embedded. Although we have achieved a ‘Good’ judgement, we will not falter in our attempts to drive the continued improvements seen in the past 18 months, and are already focussing on the areas we feel will result in further benefits to the education of our students.
I would like to thank everybody for their ongoing support and look forward to continuing our journey together. I have attached the full report with greater detail. I am sure you’ll agree this is the news we have been longing to hear!
Mrs J Hampson
Headteacher