Shocking OFSTED report means we have to move!

[zephyrcat]

Hi all - DD is 3 at xmas so have started to look for her first school. There is only really one choice as I don't drive and we live in a tiny village so all the others are out in the middle of no-where. I have worked in childcare since I left school so decided to have a read through their OFSTED report before signing up. I am soooooo glad I looked!! Every single result was 'Well below National Average' the 'Majority of children were unable to form corerct handwriting skills as they hadn't been shown how to hold a pencil correctly' 'the standard of teaching was good in 2 of 5 lessons' - Not excellent, not of a high standard - just 'good'. There is no way I can send her to that!!?!?! Does anyone else check school OFSTED reports? It might be worth your while!!!

Mrs BGD is a primary school teacher who went to a school that was in special measures after a particularly bad OfSted report. By the time they came out of special measure they were at a standard that probably exceeded most of the mearby schools as HMI wouldn't let them out until they were at a high standard. Her view is that a bad Ofsted report is not always a bad thing so long as the school are acting upon it.

Ask questions about the report at the school, and how they are responding to it