1 Introduction
'The inspection took place in March and April 1999 as part
of a national sample of primary and secondary education. It evaluated how
well pupils were performing, the effectiveness of the school and how well
the school was managed.'
2 How well are pupils performing?
'The overall quality of attainment in the primary and
secondary departments was good.'
3 How effective is the school?
'The school was well led and had a very good reputation in
the community.'
'The school had a very good ethos.'
'There was very good inclusion of aspects of ICT throughout the curriculum.'
4 How well is the school managed?
'The recently appointed Head Teacher had made a very good
start to providing good leadership.... He had very good relationships with
staff and consulted with them openly in decision-making.'
5 Key strengths of the school
'The good leadership of the Head Teacher and effective
support from the senior management team.'
'The very positive ethos evident from courteous, hard-working pupils and
caring, attentive teaching and non-teaching staff.'
'The strong and developing partnership between the school and the
community.'
'Frequent examples of very good, well-planned direct teaching to the whole
class or to groups.'
'High quality accommodation, staffing and resources.'
'Effective steps taken to encourage self-evaluation by the staff.'
'Very good use of information and communication technology throughout the
curriculum.'
