Yarmouth Church of England-aided primary school has undergone improvements sufficient for Ofsted to raise its rating of the school to Good from its previous Satisfactory grade around two years previously.
Congratulations to all involved who have seen all categories – Achievement of pupils; Quality of teaching; Behaviour and safety of pupils; Leadership and management – marked as Good.
Items highlighted
The school inspecting body picked out the following items as good.
- The headteacher, working closely with the governing body, has taken effective action to improve the quality of teaching and pupils’ achievement since the school’s last inspection.
- Teaching is consistently good in all areas of the school, and some of it is outstanding. The teaching of phonics (linking sounds to letters) is particularly effective.
- As a result, pupils throughout the school make good progress from their various starting points and achieve well in a range of subjects, and especially in writing.
- Pupils feel very safe in school. They behave well, and have very few concerns about bullying.
- The headteacher and governing body have ensured that the school has made a smooth transition to an all-through primary school.
- The new federation has helped teachers to share good practice in teaching, which is helping to improve pupils’ achievement.
- The school’s promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is very strong.
The full report is below.
Contact details
Yarmouth Church of England-aided primary school
Mill Road
Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
PO41 0RA
Telephone number: (01983) 760 345
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