My catchment primary is historically poor - ofsteds highlight poor teaching, leadership, behaviour control & alludes to low parent interest/support. I'm not from the area & when my neighbours learn I have small children they go out of their way to tell me NOT to send my DC to this catchment school. I've had 4/5 people all tell me this.
School has now been taken over by an academy group, lots of positive language in their proposals but what little concrete info I can find - eg poor attendance hasn't really improved. No ofsted for at least another year and DC will be starting Sept16.
I don't want to base my decision just on one parents evening/open day. Locally I don't know anyone actually at the school itself. I've had a friendly chat gossip with the school secretary.
My own experience of education (used to work for LEAs) is that a school in my old area wouldnt have been allowed to continue being so poor for so long. I cant tell if this school has been hampered by poor parenting (I live in the edge of a "rough" estate) or lack of support/resources (Ofsted says not, but I know things arent usually so clear cut).
Any suggestions on what else I can judge/find out? I'm ok with average teaching in the short term but its the poor behaviour control I am most concerned about. .
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Petallic · 01/05/2015 12:23
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