Thank you very much for being so friendly and helpful when we inspected your school last week. It was good to see so many smiling faces. We enjoyed talking to you and seeing how well you work. We certainly agree with you that your lessons are very enjoyable. All the adults in your school care for you extremely well and help you a lot. We were very impressed by your very high levels of attendance and your excellent behaviour. We were particularly pleased to see how you share ideas with each other in lessons. You were marvellous in that first assembly when you talked with your partners to answer your headteacher’s questions.

Your teachers plan interesting lessons and you learn a lot in all subjects. You are making good progress in learning new skills and we were impressed by how well you use your computers. You are also doing well in learning extra skills for later life such as how to help others and make sensible decisions. Your school council members and other helpers are doing really well too in carrying out their responsibilities. You also raise money for charities which is very commendable.

This is a good school and your teachers and governors are trying hard to give you the best possible education. We have asked them to do a few things to help improve your school even more. Although all subjects are important, we would like you to keep trying hard in English, mathematics and science in particular. To help this we have asked your teachers to make clear to you when they mark your work, exactly what you have done well and what you need to do to improve even more. We have also asked them to set more challenging targets for each one of you to help you reach the highest possible levels that you can achieve. Improving these areas will help standards rise even further.
We believe that you really do enjoy your time in school and we wish you every success for the future.

Yours sincerely,

David Manuel
Lead inspector