A secondary school in Patchway that joined the Olympus Academy Trust (OAT) in 2016 after being rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted has received another disappointing grading from inspectors. The latest Ofsted report for Patchway Community School allocates an overall rating of ‘requires improvement’…
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Patchway Community College (PCC) has been placed in ‘special measures’ following the publication of a damning report by Ofsted inspectors who visited the secondary school in early October. Assigning the lowest possible overall rating of ‘inadequate’, lead inspector Kathy Maddocks concluded that standards at the school have declined in recent years, and criticised school leaders and governors for being too
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Staff and pupils at Patchway’s Callicroft Primary School are celebrating after receiving a positive inspection report from Ofsted. Ofsted inspectors visited the school at the end of June and awarded an overall rating of ‘good’, with each of the five individual areas reviewed also assessed as ‘good’. This demonstrates the great progress that has been made since the previous Ofsted
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Staff and pupils at Coniston Primary School in Patchway are celebrating after receiving a positive report from schools inspector Ofsted. Inspectors visited the school in March and awarded an overall rating of ‘good’, with all of the five individual areas reviewed also assessed as ‘good’. Nigel Isaac, headteacher, welcomed the report, saying: “I am delighted to receive such a positive
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Patchway Community College has been praised by Ofsted inspectors who have awarded the school a ‘good’ grading under the new, more rigorous Ofsted regime. Patchway is the first secondary school in South Gloucestershire to be inspected under the tougher Ofsted regime. In their report, inspectors praised the school’s results, noting: “Regardless of their starting points, ability or special educational needs,
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Patchway’s Holy Family RC Primary School has been rated “good” by Ofsted inspectors who visited the school last month. Two inspectors observed a total of 20 lessons at the 174-pupil school, located in Amberley Road, Stoke Lodge. Lead inspector Michael Merchant writes in his report: “This is a good school. Pupils make good progress thanks to consistently good teaching and
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A local secondary school has been rated “good” in a subject-specific Ofsted inspection that took place last month. Inspectors visited Patchway Community College on 21st and 22nd November to assess the school’s teaching of economics and business, subjects closely related to the school’s specialism in ‘business and enterprise learning’. Pupils’ achievement in the subjects is said to be “good and
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Patchway’s Stoke Lodge Primary School has been rated “good” by Ofsted inspectors who visited the school at the end of September. The team of four inspectors observed a total of 18 lessons at the 368-pupil school, located in School Close, off Bourton Avenue. Lead inspector Christine Huard writes in her report: “Stoke Lodge is a good school. It has some
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St Chad’s Pre-School in Patchway has been rated “outstanding” in its latest Ofsted report, following an inspection last month. Operating from the church hall in Rodway Road, the pre-school caters for 52 children aged from two to five years and opens five days a week during term time only. There are currently 80 children on the school’s roll. In arriving
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A pre-school in Patchway has been rated “good” by an Ofsted inspector, who visited the ‘early years’ care provider earlier this month. Bright Sparks Pre-School, run by a non-profit limited company and based in new purpose-built premises on the site of Stoke Lodge Primary School, has a capacity for 71 children under eight years old. There are currently 220 children
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