School Inspectors have given the thumbs up to Swimbridge Church of England Primary School saying the well-being and personal development of its pupils is outstanding. The Ofsted inspection team also upped the schools overall rating from “satisfactory” to “good”.
Personal development and well being of pupils is one of the five core areas examined. Inspector Martin James said “Pupils’ personal development is firmly based on the school’s very good provision for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development”. He added that pupils “played together happily and said bullying was not an issue”.
Other parts of the schools performance were uniformly good, including teaching and learning and the school curriculum. Mr James praised the relationship between teachers, and teaching assistants, class room management and planning.
Did you know?
• SWIMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL was the top Primary School in the SW (25th in England) in the 2003 primary league tables. 1st in North Devon in the 2005 & 2007 value-added tables & is recommended in the Good Schools Guide.
• "A GOOD School where children achieve well. It has some OUTSTANDING features". Ofsted Report Feb 08
• "This is a successful school. It has been ranked among the top 5% each year since 2001." All areas OUTSTANDING. National Society Inspection of Anglican Schools, Feb 08