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Our latest Ofsted Report: March 2009
Overall effectiveness of the school:
Grade: 2
‘My child has loved the time spent at Roydon school. I am really pleased
that I made the decision to send my children there’. This is just one of the
overwhelmingly positive comments made by parents and pupils at the school.
They are right, it is a good school and many aspects of its work are
outstanding. It has gone from strength to strength since its last inspection
because the headteacher is an excellent and inspirational leader who has
created a common purpose amongst all adults who work in the school.
Leadership and management are good overall. However, the senior leadership
team is very strong and the results of its work are clearly to be seen in
rising standards and improved progress. The school motto, ‘Thinking,
Learning and Caring’ underpins all the school’s work and is one of the
reasons why pupils’ personal development is outstanding. All staff take
responsibility for leading an aspect of the school’s work and they do this
effectively.
Pupils make good progress throughout the school. Progress between Years 3
and 6 has improved over the past two years due to the actions taken as a
result of the rigorous monitoring by leaders. Standards of work are now high
at the end of Year 6 but there is still some variation in the progress
pupils make in different classes. Adults treat all pupils equally and
carefully track the progress of all groups of pupils. As a result, there is
no difference in the progress of different groups. Attendance has improved
over the past year although a small number of parents insist in taking their
children out of school for holidays. This number has reduced significantly
over the year due to the school’s rigorous systems for tackling poor
attendance.
Teaching and learning are good and often outstanding. Teachers plan
effectively and an area that was identified for improvement in the last
inspection, assessment and its use to raise standards, is now a key strength
across the school. The curriculum is rich and varied and makes an excellent
contribution to pupils’ enjoyment. Care, guidance and welfare are exemplary
and parents and pupils regard this as an exceptional feature of the school.
The school has come on in leaps and bounds over the past four years. The
close teamwork from the staff, their willingness to do their absolute best
for the pupils and the good support from governors, gives it excellent
capacity to improve even further.
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