Introduction by Chair of Governors The views of the Local Authority Presentation and responses to questions by the Headteacher Time to ask questions to individuals
Alison Sutton, Chair of Governors Chris James, Senior Adviser, West Sussex Colin Matthews, National Maths Partnership Peter Woodman, Headteacher at The Weald Rachel Chambers, Vice Chair of Governors
Standards at KS2 below expected for 3 years Teaching ‘over time’ is inadequate Behaviour cannot be higher than grade 3 Leadership and Management cannot be higher than Grade 3 Ofsted framework changed September 2013 and January 2014 ‘The Domino Effect’
Serious Weaknesses: The school has the ‘capacity’ (leadership) to improve the school Special Measures: The school does not have ‘capacity’ to improve
Level 2b+ Reading Writing Maths 2011 78% (75%) 59% (65%) 78% (78%) 2012 84% (77%) 63% (68%) 84% (79%) 2013 94% (80%) 75% (71%) 87% (81%) Level 3 2011 39% (26%) 9% (15%) 27% (20%) 2012 9% (26%) 8% (15%) 10% (21%) 2013 25% (27%) 13% (16%) 20% (23%) County Averages in yellow which are higher than the national averages
Reading Writing Maths Level 4+ 78% (85%) 55% (75%) 66% (81%) 2011 2012 80% (86%) 77% (81%) 77% (84%) 85% (85%) 83% (83%) 72% (84%) 2013 Level 5+ 2011 37% (43%) 7% (20%) 21% (35%) 2012 43% (48%) 25% (28%) 27% (39%) 2013 42% (44%) 26% (30%) 19% (41%) County Averages in yellow which are higher than the national averages
KS1: Reading 94% L2b+ 30% L3+ Writing 86% L2b+ 16% L3+ Maths 87% L2b+ 22% L3+ KS2: Reading 90% L4+ 57% L5+ Writing 82% L4+ 26% L5+ Maths 88% L4+ 31% L5+ 11% L6 Improvement in all areas
Achievement: Leaders have secured significant improvement in teaching Pupils in Year 3 to 6 are making more rapid progress Good teaching and effective support in Reception Actions to tackle weak teaching in maths are driving better progress Achievement of disabled pupils and those with SEN are improving Pupils are making better progress at KS2 Pupils supported by additional funding are making better progress Year 1 pupils achieve above the national in the phonics test
Quality of Teaching: New procedures ensure that evaluations of pupils’ knowledge and skills are accurate The quality of teaching has continued to improve – inspectors saw the impact in both lessons and the quality of work School has implemented consistent systems for checking and improving pupils’ progress Most work is carefully marked Children in Reception benefit from good teaching Teaching of reading has improved
Behaviour: Pupils’ conduct around the school is good. Poor behaviour is rare. Pupils are courteous and treat each other with respect Exclusions are rare Pupils are consistently proud of their school Parents and carers have mostly positive views about behaviour 89% The school’s work to keep pupils safe and secure is good Pupils feel safe and are confident adults will resolve any difficulties Bullying is rare – children say incidents are tackled rigorously Attendance is above average
Leadership and Management Progress had been made recently to resolve the fact that the leadership team has been under strength Recently appointed leaders are having a significant impact on raising achievement Weak teaching has now been largely eliminated School leaders are rigorous in selecting new staff Impact of these actions is reflected in improvements evident in Y3 to Y6 The curriculum is focused in securing improvements in literacy and numeracy Monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning are thorough Senior leaders track the progress of groups and individuals thoroughly School leaders monitor the impact of additional funding closely Provision to promote pupils’ moral and social development are good Links with parents and carers are good.
Interventions and support to rapidly improve progress in Year 6 in place all year New handwriting and presentation policy Rigorous use of tests in maths and reading to ensure accurate assessments Intervention teaching in maths and reading Staff committed to improvement Targets for every child A new teaching and learning policy Working with The Weald and local schools Working with National Maths Partnership
Appoint to vacancies in leadership team Revised leadership responsibilities Even more rigorous monitoring of teaching Link with a Teaching School to further improve the quality of teaching Implement systems to more closely monitor behaviour Preparation for new curriculum and assessment Further rapid improvement in pupil progress
Visits from HMI inspector: first one in next month Regular visits from Local Authority: School Improvement Partner Regular updates on these to parents Ofsted inspection in next 12 – 18 months to achieve a judgement of ‘Good’
This is a better school than three years ago We do not underestimate the task ahead but we are clear about the improvements we have made and what we will achieve in the next year All members of the school community are committed to this aim Our target is to achieve a judgement of ‘good’ at the next inspection We will inform parents at each stage
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