OFSTED JUDGE WARBLINGTON AS A GOOD SCHOOL

Ofsted inspected Warblington School on 17th and 18th September 2014 and in the report published on 30th September 2014, judged the school to be graded as ‘Good’. They stated that the “the Governing Body and Senior Leaders have established an ethos of high expectations in all aspects of the school’s work which is leading to rapid improvements in teaching and achievement.” They commented that standards are now “rising sharply” and that “students feel safe and behave well.”

“The students’ positive attitude is contributing to their learning and progress and the students are very proud of their school.” “Teaching is good with some that is outstanding.”

Headteacher Julia Vincent is delighted with the result and paid tribute to the staff, students and governing body who have all worked tirelessly over the last two years to achieve this result.

The Ofsted judgement comes on top another year of improved examination outcomes. The school secured a small increase in the Gold Standard with just over 50% achieving 5A*-C grades including English and Maths. Ofsted commented that “progress has improved significantly in 2014 and is now good”. The school is proud of all our students for working hard and congratulate them on their excellent GCSE results.

The school is especially proud of the outcomes in English which were higher than those achieved nationally. The number of students achieving A*-C in English increased by a further 9% from 2013 to 69%.

Similarly A*-C outcomes in Maths also increased to 62%. Ofsted stated that “the school’s internal data provided firm evidence that both subjects will continue to improve significantly in 2015.”

In addition 70% of students achieved A*-C in History and 76% achieved A*-C in Religious Education, both of which are also above previous national averages. Modern Foreign Languages saw a 5% increase in A*-C grades, further increases were seen in Science; the number of students achieving 2 x Science A*-C grades increased by 3%.

Student behaviour and attitudes have improved markedly over the past two years and Ofsted noted that “The majority of students enjoy learning and they display positive attitudes and perseverance” and that “students are extremely courteous to each other, their teachers and to other adults”. Ofsted also observed that “The students show a great pride in their own appearance and that of the school.”