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Oct 2022
'Welcoming' Spofforth school rated 'good' by Ofsted
Spofforth Church of England Primary School has been rated 'good' in its first full Ofsted inspection for a decade.
Inspectors visited the school on July 20, at the end of the summer term, and said pupils were "confident and articulate" and "proud to attend this happy and welcoming school". They said:
Senior leaders, they added, had "high expectations of what pupils can achieve".
Children flourish in early years and have strong personal development, read a range of interesting books and follow a clear mathematics curriculum.
But the inspectors said "the curriculum is not as well developed" in some subject areas other than reading and mathematics and also noted:
The 101-pupil school, which is part of the Follifoot and Spofforth Church of England Federation of Primary Schools, received a 'good' rating at its last full inspection in 2012. A short inspection in 2017 came to the same conclusion.
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David Harrington, chair of governors, said:
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