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18 The Link Magazine • May 2005
Is your PC School gets excellent report
bugging you? Shaw Ridge Primary School is described by Ofsted as an exciting and successful school that gives pupils
a very good standard of education and provides very good value for money.
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Applications Ltd. % 4ub happy school which pupils are assessment procedures. as a team and play an active role in
for a friendly service proud to attend. They feel cared for Management of the school is school improvement.
in a safe and friendly environment highly regarded with the Headteacher Sally Cowell said
• Upgrades Repairs
and their behaviour is very good. headteacher's leadership de- she was delighted that the report
• Networking & the internet
• Home visits, collection Every lesson observed during scribed as dynamic, and provid- reflects the team work which is
& delivery the inspection was rated as satis- ing a clear sense of direction. Sub- central to the school's success. "It
factory and above with 73 per cent ject coordinators play an impor- has given us the stimulus to move
Or for help getting started, call being good or better and 30 per tant role in raising standards and the school forward again."
us days, evenings or weekends on cent very good or excellent. The
01793 321361 curriculum is interesting and Headteacher Sally Cowell with Year 6 pupils at Shaw Ridge primary
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E-mail: [email protected] are made between subjects.
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Call 01793 485355 However the first paragraph of they have not achieved as well as
the parents summary of the report they could have.
states: 'Salt Way Primary School is The pupils do not reach high
not effective enough. Although it enough standards in English,
provides an acceptable standard mathematics and science com-
of education for its pupils, this pared with those in similar schools.
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school has serious weaknesses. Im- The leadership of the head-
portant aspects of the school's lead- teacher is deemed unsatisfactory
ership are unsatisfactory and and communication with staff and
standards have fallen since the last parents is not effective.
Community Dividend Scheme inspection. Achievement for pu- The governing body does not
A minimum of pils in Years 1 and 2 is unsatisfac- sufficiently hold the school to ac-
tory in English and mathematics count and parents do not feel that
1 % of the !*? . because of unsatisfactory teaching they know what is going on.
Society's profits =__ i ii and learning. The school does not The inspectors mention the
are returned provide satisfactory value for green shoots of recovery are evi-
money.' dent following recent intervention
to projects to The inspectors say pupils are by the Local Education Authority
benefit the happy in school but comment and a clear improvement plan is
local community many older pupils are aware that being implemented.
through the Children in Suzanne Welch's class played the part of evacuees at an end of
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