St Blasius C of E Primary School has received positive news following its inspection by Ofsted Inspectors earlier this year.
Inspectors rated the school ‘good’ when they visited at the end of February.
The school – of Albert Road in Shanklin – has held a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted officials since 2017 and currently has just shy of 200 pupils on the school roll.
In the report, it was noted that the behaviour of students during the visit was ‘exemplary’ and that children didn’t distract one another whilst they are learning. Pupils at St Blasius were always keen to learn also.
Executive Principal Alex Augustus – who took up his post in May 2022 – has said:
“The report highlights the strong relationships between adults and pupils in our ‘caring school’, where pupils feel ‘safe and confident’. The report also highlights that our children; show ‘exemplary’ behaviour in lessons; are ‘eager to learn and are attentive’; ‘are inquisitive and want to find answers’ and are ‘developing a love for reading.’
“We are also thrilled to see that our efforts to improve the quality of education are paying off, with leaders introducing new programmes to support pupils’ reading, ensuring that; ‘staff are experts in teaching phonics’; that ‘across the school, attitudes to learning are strong’ and ‘children in early years get off to a strong start.’
“It is also pleasing that the report highlights the work of our SENDCO ensuring ‘that pupils receive the support they need’ and that ‘teachers adapt tasks skilfully, when necessary, but have the same high expectations for pupils with SEND as they do for the rest of the pupils in the class.’
Article continues below this advertisement “We are also extremely proud of our safeguarding arrangements, which are given the ‘highest priority’, acknowledging our ‘safeguarding team’ who are ‘determined that every support is given to ensure the safest outcomes for every child.’
“I would like to personally thank all the pupils and staff who contributed to this fantastic outcome, and we look forward to continuing our work together to make St Blasius Shanklin Church of England Primary Academy an outstanding school in the future.”
The ratings would actually have more meaning if Ofsted didn’t announce visits ahead of time