Please find attached below, a copy of the School Ofsted Report for September 2011.

‘Students enjoy school. This is shown in their above average attendance and good behaviour’

‘Purbeck School’s arrangements for keeping students safe are excellent and it regularly disseminates this best practice in other schools’

‘Students feel safe and trust teachers to help them to sort out problems when they arise’

Students’ personal development and well-being are fostered well’

Praised for transition into Year 9: ‘The transfer from middle school to Purbeck was handled very well’ is typical of parental comments

‘Arrangements for supporting students when they join school in Year 9 are praised by parents and carers’

‘The good curriculum offers a balanced range of academic and vocational pathways, underpinned by good partnerships with local schools, colleges and businesses’

‘School leaders set challenging targets regularly monitor students’ progress and the quality of teaching’

Inspectors noted after classroom observations that ‘Students make good progress because they are quickly engaged in activities that are challenging and encourage high levels of participation’

Students’ ‘spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good’

‘The provision for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent’

‘Students enjoy and participate enthusiastically in a variety of enrichment activities’ 

‘Students participate enthusiastically in sporting activities’

‘Students contribute to the school and local community through their roles as mentors and sports leaders and their involvement in environmental projects’

In the Sixth Form ‘students make good progress because they are personally motivated and challenged to develop their independent learning skills’

‘Staff are proud to work at the school’

‘A trend of steady improvement is set to continue’

Ofsted Report Sept 11