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Camden Junior School Together we will: Support each child's learning to help them achieve their best |
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| The last inspection of our school by Ofsted took place in November 2004
SUMMARY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT CAMDEN JUNIOR SCHOOL
A large junior school mostly serving its local area of Carshalton, in the London Borough of Sutton, inspected 15-17 November 2004 by five inspectors led by David Tytler. OVERALL EVALUATION Camden Junior is an improving school which provides a sound quality education for all its pupils. It has many good and some very good features. Standards in Year 6 now match the national average in English, mathematics and science. pupils' achievement is sound overall. Pupils in the current Year 6 are achieving well by the time they leave the school as a result of good, and often better, teaching in Year 6. The good leadership of the headteacher, which underpins the effective management of the school, has set the school on a clear path of improvement. The school provides good value for money. The school's main strengths and weaknesses are:
Improvement since the last inspection has been good overall, with some very good improvement. All the key issues have been tackles, largely successfully. Teaching is now more consistent across the school, although more needs to be done in Year 3. There has been good improvement in mathematics and very good improvement information communication technology (ICT). Attendance has also improved.
Key : A - well above average: B - above average : C - average : D - below average : E - well below average. Similar schools are those whose pupils attained similarly at the end of Year 2 Pupil's achievement overall is sound and good in Year 6. Results in national tests fell in 2002, but the school took immediate steps to halt the decline. The results in 2004 , however, were adversely affected by the significant number of pupils who had joined the school in Year 4 with low standards and weak learning skills. Comparisons with similar schools based on pupil's attainment in the national tests for seven year olds should be treated with caution as there was no information on the Year 2 national tests for 18 pupils. Standards are improving and, in the current Year 6, now match the national average in English, mathematics and science. This is a considerable improvement on the previous year. Pupils of all abilities and from all backgrounds in Year 6 achieve well overall due to the predominantly good and better teaching they receive. By the end of Year 6 standards in ICT match national expectations and standards in religious education match the expectations of the locally agreed syllabus. Standards in games and gymnastics are above the national expectation: they are below in design technology in Year 6. A significant minority of children enter the school with weaknesses in their literacy and numeracy skills. Pupils personal development is good. Their moral and social development is good: their spiritual and cultural development is sound. Pupils have positive attitudes to their work and generally behave well as a result of their teachers' behaviour management skills. In a few lessons , however, routines are not applied consistently and as a result behaviour fall below the high levels expected by the school. The school is keen to involve pupils in the life of the school. They have many opportunities to take responsibility and show initiative, particularly through the effective school council. Attendance is good. QUALITY OF EDUCATION The school provides a sound education for its pupils. Teaching and learning are sound overall, but improving. Teaching and learning are good in |Year 6 and one lesson was outstanding. As a result pupils achieve satisfactorily overall, but well by the time they leave the school. The recently revised curriculum is satisfactorily broad and balanced. It is specifically designed to meet the needs of the pupils and is being carefully monitored. Pupils' also benefit from a wide range of after-school activities. The particularly good level of care, guidance and support underpins pupils' good personal development. The good partnership-p with parents and very good links with the community make an important contribution to standards and achievement LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT The school's leadership and management are good overall and provide the driving force behind the schools improvement. The headteacher's good leadership ensures that all in the school are focused on raising standard based on a good knowledge of their pupils' needs. she is particularly well supported by her deputy. The goverance of the school is good. Governors play an important part in planning the school's future. With the exception of some information missing from the Governors' annual report to parents and the school prospectus all statutory requirements are met. PARENTS' AND PUPILS' VIEW OF THE SCHOOL Parents value the school's work. They believe the school is well led and managed, and are particularly pleased that their children enjoy coming to school. Inspectors agree with the parents. A few had concerns about behaviour, but inspectors found that behaviour was good overall. Pupils particularly appreciate the fact that the school is keen to hear their views and act on them. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED The most important things the school should do to improve are to :
and to meet statutory requirements.
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