OFSTED Report

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Ofsted May 2008

The School had Ofsted Inspection and a Diocesan Inspection in May 2008 – the main findings concluded:

• Thurgoland Church of England Primary is an outstanding school.

• The headteacher is an outstanding leader with extremely high expectations.

• The headteacher and assistant headteacher foster a very strong team spirit where everyone's contribution is valued and people genuinely care for each other. As a result, the school provides an extremely nurturing environment, which very successfully promotes excellent levels of personal development and well-being as well as outstanding rates of academic progress.

• All groups of pupils make excellent progress relative to their starting points. Standards by the end of Year 6 are well above average, with most pupils exceeding their very challenging targets.

• Classrooms buzz with purposeful activity, because teachers make learning activities fun and challenging.

• Pupils enjoy an impressive range of additional activities.

• "Learning together in faith and joy" is the proclaimed purpose of this school and this is achieved through an outstanding combination of mutual support and dedicated hard work. This is symptomatic of the care and love so evident of a school in which every pupil is valued as unique.