My dd is in the preschool of the school she'll start in Reception. It seems nice, inner city, and according to its ofsted "a majority of children start the EYFS years with understanding and achievement well below the national average". She's been there two terms and is one of the youngest (not quite four).
The majority of her classmates seem able to
a) write their names
b) write quite recognisable other stuff (there were some very spirited attempts at writing animal names this morning - really quite tricky stuff and very well done)
c) Many seem able to actually read already. All except one who doesn't really speak english yet seem to speak at very much the same level as my dd or better - they count on their fingers and appear to understand the beginnings of number bonds. Some parents complain their children are bored, as preschool is not sufficiently academic.
I guess what I'm saying is that if Ofsted thinks this is below the national average at 3-4, then I'm not quite sure what everyone else is achieving at the higher achieving primaries down the road. Nuclear fission? They seem so young to even be attempting this stuff. Certainly wouldn't have expected my dd - who is by no means the academic star of this class to be below average, but if Ofsted has got it right then she must be. Or has the intake of the school changed drastically since Ofsted last looked at it? I'm just a bit baffled, because if this is really a lower than average school, what is going on at the rest of them?
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preschoolly · 17/06/2011 15:10
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