OFSTED Report

What is Ofsted?

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. It reports directly to Parliament and is both independent and impartial. By law it must inspect schools with the aim of providing information to parents, to promote improvement and to hold schools to account.

Thurlby Community Primary Academy’s Ofsted Inspection (June 2024):
We are delighted to share the outcomes of our Ofsted inspection with you all. The inspectors carried out their rigorous inspection over the two days, which included deep dives into numerous subjects, lesson visits, discussions with staff and many pupils, meetings with school leaders and a scrutiny of books. They met with staff from; the school, the Trust, representatives from the local governing body, the board of Trustees and spoke with parents. During the visit, they also reviewed a wealth of documentation.

Perhaps, most importantly, the report confirms:

• Our children ‘are proud of their school’ so much so, that one child said, ‘it's one of my homes’
• We have an ‘ambitious curriculum’ which is ‘taught well’ and ‘prepares pupils well for what they will learn later’.
• Our work on personal development is ‘a strength’ and is ‘underpinned by a robust programme for PSHE’.
• Our children are ‘polite and courteous’
• We have ‘high expectations’ for behaviour
• We have ‘built a dedicated and committed staff team who share a united view that every child counts and every moment matters’
• Leaders have ‘brought around significant improvements in a relatively short space of time’

The inspectors concluded the following judgements:

Quality of Education –                     Good

Behaviour and Attitudes –              Good

Personal Development –                Good

Leadership and Management -      Good

Early Years Provision –                    Good

These outcomes result in an overall effectiveness of GOOD for our school.

To read the full report, please click on the link below:

https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147153