Ofsted Report on Audlem School

AudlemOnline is pleased to publish details from the latest Ofsted report on Audlem school which have just been released.

Ofsted inspected Audlem St James' Primary School on 27 – 28th March 2014.

The Overall Effectiveness is rated Good. This compares with the previous inspection in 2012 of 'Requires Improvement'.

Ratings:

• Achievement of pupils: Good
• Quality of teaching: Good
• Behaviour and safety of pupils: Outstanding
• Leadership and management: Outstanding

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school:

• The headteacher's outstanding leadership has transformed the school by bringing rapid improvement to key areas of its work.
• She has inspired the drive for improvement among governors and staff at every level.
• From being an area for concern at the time of the previous inspection, the Early Years Foundation Stage is now a strength.
• Pupils throughout the school make good progress and achieve well. Standards in English and mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2 have risen and are currently above average.
• Pupils' outstanding behaviour in lessons and their highly positive attitudes to school underpin their good achievement. They feel entirely safe in school.
• The quality of teaching is good and some is outstanding. Activities are planned well. A good variety of methods is used to capture pupils' interests and make learning interesting.
• Highly effective management of teaching and learning has brought rapid improvement to the quality of teaching and pupils' achievement.

Information about this inspection

Inspectors observed 12 lessons and part-lessons during the inspection. One lesson was observed jointly with the head teacher.

Meetings took place with pupils, staff members and members of the governing body. There were also discussions with representatives from the local authority.

Also taken into account were 29 responses from parents via the online questionnaire (Parent View), as well as questionnaires completed by members of staff.

Inspectors observed the school's work and examined a wide range of documentation that included: national assessment data and the school's own assessments; samples of pupils' work; local authority reports; the school's own view of its work; curriculum information; minutes from governing body meetings and safeguarding documents.

AudlemOnline will be publishing more details from the Ofsted report tomorrow on 'Achievement of pupils'.

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