Dear Parents / Carers,
As you know, the school has recently had an Ofsted
inspection and we are extremely pleased and proud to be able to report to you
that the school has been assessed as being a “Good” school overall and in each
of the five key categories: Achievement of Pupils, Quality of Teaching,
Behaviour and Safety, Leadership and Management and Early Years Provision.
This is a fantastic result for the school, considering
recent changes to the inspection regime in September 2013 and again in January
2014, which has meant that the threshold for “Good” is now much more difficult
to attain than was the case when we were last inspected in 2010.
The report acknowledges and praises the school and its
students, recognising the schools progress saying:
- Senior leaders, managers and governors have maintained a good level of education since the previous inspection by continuing to improve teaching and achievement (learning).
- The leadership team have successfully created a culture where teaching is consistently good and where pupils can thrive. Most-able pupils are challenged well to reach the highest levels of attainment.
- Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) make a valuable contribution to pupils’ progress and help them to achieve well.
- The school’s friendly yet purposeful atmosphere enables all pupils to be fully included, whatever their needs or circumstances.
- Behaviour of pupils is good. They have a positive attitude to learning, are polite, friendly and show respect for one another and adults.
- Pupils are keen to take on responsibility and are very proud of their school.
- The school is outstanding in keeping pupils safe and secure.
- Pupils are very well equipped to deal with any bullying should it arise and they have an excellent insight into different types.
- Pupils are enthusiastic learners. Adults ensure that work is set at the right level for them and they are suitably challenged.
- Reading is well taught, enabling pupils to become confident and enthusiastic readers with a good understanding of text.
- Teachers skilfully teach pupils to write creatively with flair and purpose.
- Achievement overall is typically good with some groups of pupils, i.e. those that are eligible for additional funding make outstanding progress from their starting points.
- Early Years is well led and managed. Staff track children’s progress thoroughly and keep careful records of their assessments.
- Pupils in Reception make good progress, as a result of adults taking every opportunity to promote learning.
We send our thanks for the multitude of positive feedback
given to the inspectors from parents and carers in the playground, by letter
and through Parent View.
As a school, we have all worked extremely hard over the last
few years and the journey has been an extremely rewarding one. The positive benefits can be seen throughout
the school. Ofsted’s recognition of this
achievement through the awarding of a “Good” assessment is a positive
validation of all our effort. We are now
looking forward to continuing the journey and building on our success as we
move to outstanding.
As a school we remain, as always, fully committed to
providing a high standard of teaching and learning for the children of Suttons
Primary and will, with your support, strive to ensure the best possible
outcomes for all of the children at our school.
Once you have had the chance to read the report in full, if
you have any questions you would like to discuss, please email me directly on
head@suttons.havering.sch.uk.
Kind regards,David