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Churston Ferrers Grammar School is an outstanding
school. This judgement supports the school’s
evaluation of itself. The school successfully
balances strong academic performance with outstanding
personal development for students.
Students
enjoy school and highly value the care and support
they receive from staff. They make very good progress
and attain high standards.
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A particularly outstanding feature of the school
is its work to empower students so that they can
fully contribute to its life and work.The
school is outward looking and embraces excellent
practice and strong partnerships to support the
learning and well-being of students.
Click
here to read the letter from Ofsted to Churston
students |
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The sixth form is outstanding, in keeping with
the school’s own evaluation. Students make
excellent progress and standards are high. Students’
learning is supported through very good teaching.
Students are enthusiastic, demonstrate responsible
attitudes and provide good role models for other
students in the school.
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make very good progress and attain high standards
in national tests and examinations. They enter
the school with standards well above the national
average and their results at the age of 14 are
high with particularly strong progress in science.
High standards continue to be attained by students
at the age of 16 with many subjects, including
mathematics, combined science, history, geography,
business studies, design and technology, and religious
studies, performing particularly well. The school’s
determination to raise standards and the action
it has taken have led to the number of students
with results at the highest grades being significantly
increased over recent years.
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The
school has a strong sense of community and the
way in which students of all ages accept responsibility
is impressive. They particularly value the many
structured opportunities they are given to contribute
to the development of the school.
Through the school parliament and student groups,
for example, on learning for gifted and talented
students, their views are heard and taken seriously.
Most notable is the value placed on their scheduled
contributions to reviews of teaching and learning.
The student chair and vice-chair of the parliament
play an active role, as regular attendees, in
governing body meetings.
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The range and quality of clubs, visits and other
out of school activities are outstanding and the
level of student participation excellent. These
undoubtedly enrich students’ learning and
personal development.
Click
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Leadership
and management are outstanding. The school has
a clear commitment to doing the very best for
every student both in terms of their academic
success and their personal development. The headteacher’s
leadership is outstanding and his determination
has ensured that the school has gone from strength
to strength.
The
headteacher and the strong senior leadership team
have systematically raised expectations of what
can be achieved by students through an unswerving
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Members
of staff are well qualified and highly committed.
Good and outstanding subject and pastoral leaders
embrace initiatives to improve teaching and are
constantly seeking ways to improve students’
learning.
The
school is rightly focusing on ensuring that good
practice is shared across all areas.
Click
here to see pictures of the school panto performed
by staff for the students |
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The
governing body has an excellent understanding
of its responsibilities and provides strong support
and challenge to the headteacher and senior leaders.
The school’s capacity to improve is excellent.
This is demonstrated by the impressive progress
it has made since the last inspection, particularly
its success in raising standards through improving
teaching and learning and improving leadership
and management at all levels.
Click
here to read about governors meetings and
reports |
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