Wednesday 19th March 2014
Dear Parents,
We have now received the report from our recent Ofsted inspection and from today it will be available on the Ofsted website.
A full copy of the report is attached to this letter.
I am very pleased to share with you that the inspectors judged St Vincent’s to be a good school where the teaching is lively and interesting and the children make good progress and achieve well. They recognised the extremely positive ethos and good relationships which support all aspects of the school life and the pupils’ good manners and behaviour.
On your behalf I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff, pupils and governors who have worked incredibly hard year in, year out to ensure that we keep improving. The Ofsted criteria for judging schools are now much more demanding than in previous inspections and the judgement of ‘good’ reflects the determination of all members of the school to keep striving to make our school better and better.
Thank you to those parents who were able to speak to inspectors or complete the on-line questionnaire. I was delighted to find that 100% of you think your children are happy and that you would recommend the school to others.
The inspectors gave us some pointers for improving further which we will be working on over the next year. In particular watch out for more workshops in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
I hope you enjoy reading the report as much as I did. Your continued support for St Vincent’s is greatly valued and appreciated.
Yours sincerely
Janet Tibbits
Head Teacher