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Nov 2022
Rapidly growing Killinghall school praised by Ofsted
Killinghall Church of England Primary School has been rated 'good' in its first full Ofsted inspection for 10 years.
The village school has doubled in size from 95 to 183 pupils since its last full inspection in 2012.
Inspectors praised the way it had coped with the challenges presented by rapid growth and said leaders had created "a highly inclusive school community where pupils are valued" and pupils "are happy and feel safe".
The school was rated 'good' in five of the six areas assessed and 'outstanding' for early years provision.
The report, published on Tuesday, said:
Leaders, they added, had created "an ambitious curriculum", staff were described as "skilled" and safeguarding arrangements were found to be "effective".
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Sarah Bassitt, who has been headteacher for 12 years, said:
Areas for improvement
Ofsted identified two areas for improvement: ensuring expectations for pupils’ behaviour "are consistently high across the school" and ensuring "processes for identifying and monitoring pupils with special education needs are consistently strong and that targets are precise".
Ms Bassitt said the school had already adopted a new plan for pupils with special education needs.
Marion McCormick, co-chair of governors at the school, said:
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