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Sept 2023
Ofsted says Holy Trinity Junior School in Ripon ‘requires improvement’
Ripon’s Holy Trinity Church of England Junior School has received a ‘requires improvement’ rating by Ofsted.
Government inspectors visited the school for two days in June and published their findings in a report today.
It was the school’s first inspection since it converted to an academy is September 2022 – becoming part of the Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust.
The report said both the quality of education and leadership and management “requires improvement” but found behaviour and attitudes and personal development to be “good”.
It said some aspects of the curriculum are not well designed, adding:
The report also found “assessment does not sufficiently identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge or identify what pupils can already do”, while some students find “work can be too easy” as it “is not building on what they already know".
Inspectors also added:
The 239-pupil school for seven to 11-year-olds is part of The Federation of Holy Trinity Church of England Schools.
Following the academy conversion, the senior leadership team has undergone “extensive change”, the report said, including a new headteacher in January and a deputy headteacher in March this year.
The senior leaders “share an ambitious vision for the school”, according to Ofsted, but the vision “is not fully established".
To improve, inspectors suggested leaders “should ensure that pupils are securing the right essential knowledge to build on and learn over time”, as well as “ensure that teachers check that the work which is set for all pupils in all subjects is matched appropriately with what pupils need to know or be able to do next".
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‘Pupils are proud to attend the school’
Despite the overall rating, inspectors praised Holy Trinity Junior School for the “warm and positive relationships between pupils and staff".
Pupils are polite and considerate, and the school’s Christian ethos and values are woven through everything they do, the report adds.
It said:
‘Early stages of a new era’
In a letter to parents, executive headteacher Sue Anderson and chair of governors, Adam Kitching, responded to the report. They said:
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