Primary school leaders praised for recent work despite Ofsted's 'requires improvement' grade
A primary school near Shrewsbury has been told that it ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted, despite the school’s leaders receiving praise for their recent work.
Longden CofE Primary School was inspected last month with three of the five key areas were graded ‘good’.
However, the quality of education and early years provision was found to ‘require improvement’ resulting in the same ‘overall effectiveness’ rating.
The village primary school located five miles outside Shrewsbury and has 150 pupils aged between two and 11 on roll.
“Pupils are polite, happy and safe at this welcoming school,” found the inspectors. “They enjoy learning and are proud of their achievements.
“Relationships are a strength of the school. Older pupils organise and play games with younger children at playtimes. Older pupils are seen and act as role models. Similarly, adults care about pupils.
“Pupils behave well and say both bullying and disruptive behaviour are rare.”
Inspectors also praised the school for ‘raising the expectations of what pupils can achieve’.
