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Sept 2021

Last Updated: 10/09/2021
Education
Education

Woodfield school taking 'effective action' to improve, says Ofsted

by Calvin Robinson

| 10 Sept, 2021
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Woodfield Community Primary School was placed in special measures by Ofsted in January last year after being rated 'inadequate'. But a recent inspection has praised the school for improving.

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Regulators have said Woodfield Primary School is taking steps to improve after being placed in special measures.

Harrogate’s Woodfield Community Primary School is taking “effective action” to improve after being placed under special measures by Ofsted.

Ofsted inspectors rated the Bilton primary school as “inadequate” in January last year.

They found children were not attending school, lessons did not “follow a logical sequence” and there was no strategic plan to allocate funds for disadvantaged pupils.

Inspectors recommended that the school be put in special measures as it was “failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education” and added that those responsible for governing the school were not "demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school".

When a school is placed in special measures it is given an action plan to improve and is inspected regularly by Ofsted to ensure it is improving.

However, officials now say the school is taking action to improve.




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Ofsted visited the school in June and said staff were working well with management to systemically improve.

It added that parents were positive about the school. All those who responded to an Ofsted online questionnaire would recommend the school to other parents.



Mathew Atkinson, executive headteacher at Woodfield, said: 

“There are many things to celebrate in the report: attendance, SEND, behaviour and the curriculum have all improved and we have clear areas to continue to develop. 
“We are taking the right actions towards the removal of special measures and we are looking forward to another great year at Woodfield.”


Jo Marwood, head of school, said:

“We are proud of the report from Her Majesty’s inspectors and it confirms all the hard work that our students, staff, parents and governors put in to making Woodfield such a great school for our community.
“We would like to say thank you for the dedication of staff, the children, parents and governors and the support we have received from the local community.”