PUPILS and staff at Colonel Frank Seely School in Calverton are celebrating their latest Ofsted inspection result, which saw the school improve from 'satisfactory' to 'good.'
The inspection was carried out on March 12 and 13 and the results have just been published on the Ofsted website.
The report acknowledges the good teaching and the good attainment and progress which Frank Seely pupils make.
The strength of the curriculum and extra-curricular activities available to the pupils has also been highlighted, together with the continued high quality pastoral care. It also notes how all pupils are well provided for and how proud they are of their school.
Head teacher Vondra Mays said: "I am delighted in the move from satisfactory to good, especially considering the significantly harder criteria which needs to be met to achieve a good in all sections.
"This recognises the improvements and changes which we have worked hard to successfully address. We have challenged all aspects of the school's practices and our expectations and ambitions have been set high."
The key positive points in the report included that attainment was well above average by the end of Year 11 and students made good progress.
Teaching was good and has improved since the last inspection and the lively range of subjects and topics supported personal development and was enriched by a good range of trips and visits and activities beyond school.
The school was also praised for providing good care for disabled students and those who had special educational needs.
The proportion of Year 11 students gaining five or more A* to C passes at GCSE, including English and mathematics, was significantly above average and has been so for the last two years.
Attainment was well-above average by other measures such as the average points scored by each student.
The report said the school was not yet outstanding because some opportunities were missed to take learning further, sometimes work was too hard or too easy and marking and feedback to students was inconsistent.
Ofsted also reported that the sixth form required improvement. Students made the progress expected but few made better progress and attendance was below average.
Mrs Mays added: "Areas identified for improvement to achieve outstanding are already being addressed as recognised in the section on leaders knowing exactly what steps to take. Colonel Frank Seely has come a long way over the last couple of years and this inspection has given us the opportunity to share all achievements and successes in a formal and well recognised way."
