Stanley Road School in Worcester

[luckyduck19]

Does anyone have any experience with this school. Any reviews, good or bad, would be really appreciated as I have no knowledge of the area at all and am desperate!

Thanks!

Very multicultural school close to town. Not sure of its reputation as my children go to another school. Don't always believe ofsted though, my children go to a 'failed' school in worcester and yet they are very happy and over the national average with lovely teachers and friends.

Hi lucky I am close to Worcester but no experience of that school I am afraid. Ofsted last done in 2010 so must be due, but it received a 'Good' then.

Is Stanley Road the only option?

Hi Sparkilng, The only schools in the city area currenlty with the places I need are Stanley Road or Warndon which has got a terrible Osted report so I don't want to go with that one. I think I may need to look outside the city area as well to Malvern and similar. I spoke to the LEA earler today but need toget back in touch tomorrow. They were a bit chastising about the fact I had left it till now but I only just found out I would be moving yesterday. It's all very stressful!

Is out Droitwich way too far?

Thanks, Iamanorangesmartie. Maybe I shouldn't be ruling out Warndon so quickly. Can I ask, is Worcester a nice place to live? Are there many things to do for kids? I applied for my dream job there thinking that I had no chance and have just been offered it and am looking to move in six weeks so its going to be a steep learning curve :)

Sparkling, Droitwich would probably be doable if I could get a good school there. Is it nice? (Can you tell I have no idea of the area - I just had to pull out my AA routemap to find Droitwich)

I live in Droitwich and really like it. There are plenty of schools but not sure about current places situation.

The only thing about Droitwich is that they have First, Middle and High School-3 tier. Worcester has 2 tier.

Will you be working in Worcester? I'm not sure of childcare logistics, but I think Drakes Broughton First and Middle school have places and is supposed to be good. Takes about 10 min to drive to the hospital area

Ooh yes CMOT, and there's Crowle.

Worcester is lovely. Loads of really good parks and playgrounds, fantastic library with huge childrmen's section (the Hive).
Congratulations on your new job!
Stanley Road is very multicultural as pp said. Also very creative - lots of dance and arts.

Stanley rd does not have any onsite wrap around care either so you will need to find a nanny or cm.

Thanks for the tip about Drakes Broughton CMOT. I've just had a look at their website and its only about 15 minutes from my work so would be great, and they do after school club which I would need as I'm a single parent. I'll get on the phone to them tomorrow - fingers crossed that they have places left. the Crowle website looks lovely too - they say on it that they have places in yrs 3 and 4 in September. not quite what i need but think its definately worth giving them a call tomorrow.

Herbert - that all sounds lovely! I think it will be a really positive move for me and the dc. I'll be moving in September so if anyone fancies a mumsnet meetup in Worcester around that time it'd be great to meet up with those in the area :)

Here is MN local for Worcester lucky.

All sounds very exciting. are you moving from very far away?

Thanks for the link Sparkling. I'm moving from from Lincolnshire so about 2.5 hours away.

Clearly there should be just one from in that last post. I think all the stress has broken my brain.

Stanley road has a, completely undeserved in my opinion, iffy local reputation. Partly, this is historic (according to a friend who was there in 1970/80s) also partly I think due to fact it is "multicultural". In fact, it has a nice balance of children from a variety of backgrounds and whilst the EAL is high for the local area it would not be considered so elsewhere.

The school is growing in popularity and a lot of local teachers choose it.

People seem to think it is not academic, but my DC who attends has been stretched academically and socially. She started not able to read and now reads chapter books; count in 2,3,5,10s; tell the time etc. She has had a fantastic time making films, sculptures, plays...

The building is scruffy and cramped but they are extending into the sure start center next year to accommodate the increase in PAN to 60 from 2014 (next year is 45, but 2012 was a bulge of 60).

It was not my first choice school for my DC, but we were v lucky to get a place as it was a high demand year. I am very happy with it. If you live nearby do look around before you dismiss it or consider driving miles as it is a good school with dedicated teachers.

My DC is just coming to the end of reception yr btw so my experience is limited to that.

Whatever you decide Worcester is lovely and you will enjoy it!

Please don't discount Warndon school. It is in an area of high social deprivation and (forgive me for saying) some of the parents look like they've just rolled off the Jeremy Kyle set (don't get me wrong, I quite like a bit of JK), and it HAD a bad ofsted report a couple of years back. But its a wonderful friendly school, now out of special measures and doing really well. The teachers are dedicated to turning the childrens lives around and so all the children, no matter what their background, benefit from teachers doing their best. As I previously said my children are doing brilliantly there, well above where they should be.
And the reason it has places is because the council decided it should become a three form entry so built lots of classrooms. One of my children is in a class of 21 with a teacher and a full time TA - brilliant. Another is in a class of 27 with a teacher and 2 TAs. Deprived areas have their advantages.