Parents' support praised by inspector as Baschurch secondary school rated good

The Corbet School Technology College in Baschurch, near Shrewsbury, has been praised by Ofsted inspectors in their latest report, following an inspection last month.

Dan Owen, lead inspector, says the leadership team has maintained the "good quality" of education in the school since their last visit in June 2013.

In a letter to school headteacher Philip Adams, Mr Owen said: "You, supported by an effective leadership team, have an accurate view of all elements of school life.

"You are open and specific about where weaknesses exist, for example in engineering and food technology. You demonstrate that weaknesses are identified quickly and addressed immediately with effective plans which have the full oversight of governors.

Read the full Ofsted report on The Corbet School Technology College here

"You have created an environment where pupils' behaviour is excellent in lessons and around the school. This means that both teachers and pupils are very positive about school.

"Teachers feel able to concentrate fully on making sure that lessons are interesting and meet pupils' needs, while pupils listen carefully to their teachers and work hard in lessons."

In the inspection report, Mr Owen also noted that parents are supportive of the school and that a parent questionnaire revealed that a large majority would recommend the school to other parents. Pupil behaviour was also praised by inspectors, who said pupils are "consistently well mannered and hard-working".

Mr Owen said: "All staff have high expectations of pupils' conduct and work. This means that incidents of poor behaviour are very rare.

"This is supported by the school's own behaviour logs. Pupils told inspectors that low-level disruption in lessons is extremely unusual and that they can concentrate fully on their work."

The school's safeguarding arrangements and records were also described as "fit for purpose, detailed and of high quality".

Inspectors also drew up a number of requirements to help the school improve further which include changes already made in the curriculum for engineering and food technology to be fully embedded so pupils achieve higher in the subjects, as well as changes to the tracking and assessment system to be fully embedded so that all staff, pupils and parents fully understand their targets and progress.

Inspectors also called for disadvantaged pupils' progress continuing to improve so that all disadvantaged pupils make progress in line with other pupils nationally with similar starting points.