Staff, governors, pupils of Arreton St George’s CE Primary and their parents are celebrating today after the school was judged Outstanding by the Church of England diocese.
The report, (embedded below for your convenience) found the school outstanding in all three areas:
- Through its distinctive Christian character, meeting the needs of all learners
- The impact of collective worship on the school community
- The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the school as a church school
Established strengths
The inspector found the school to have the following strengths
- The extent to which children and adults in school articulate a clear vision based on explicit Christian values.
- The quality of experiences for children and adults in school to develop a personal spirituality.
- The commitment of the headteacher and her staff in driving forward the impact of the school’s Christian ethos.
Focus for development
Advice was given on how the school could build on the development of their offering
- Building on current practice, develop a whole school approach to how an understanding of spirituality can impact across all areas of the curriculum.
- Develop monitoring of spirituality by identifying the growth in understanding as children progress through the school.
- Develop ways through which children can contribute to raising awareness of the impact of the school’s values and spirituality among all members of the school community.
Proud to be recognised
Head teacher Jessica Mead said,
“We are very proud that the link we have at Arreton, between the ethos and the children’s progress in their learning and the importance we place on meeting the needs of all learners as a whole person, has been recognised and celebrated.”
Chair of Governors, Rev Malcolm Stinston said,
“The governing body congratulates the whole school on the statement that this inspection makes. The outstanding nature of the results show how hard all concerned have worked and how much has been achieved by the children. It is also exciting to see that the school wishes to explore its character even further and push boundaries to unknown heights.”
Comments from the Pupils
Pupils who are members of the Steering Group said,
Jessica Gilliam (aged 8) said,
“Learning about how Jesus treated people helps us in our lives to treat people kindly.”
Ella Hurrell (aged 9) said,
“I like leading worship with the steering group because it is enjoyable when everyone can take part and a message is made clear.”
Image: © Arreton St George’s Primary School
