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Celebrating, developing, affirming every child

Article 28: Right to Education                       Article 29: Goals of Education

Speaking on behalf of all staff and the Governing Board, I would like to welcome you to our wonderful school.

The academic year 2023-24 saw many successes of which we are proud. We are delighted to have been able to continue to provide what we believe to be an excellent balance between aiming for and attaining high academic standards whilst enhancing pupils’ personal development resulting from our ‘family’ ethos and our extra-curricular and residential opportunities. Our best KS2 SATs results ever (roughly 20% higher than national averages) and the impressive inter-school sporting achievements are testament to this.

External evaluations of different aspects of our provision served to further endorse our view that we provide a good quality education and experience for our pupils:

The UNCRC assessor, in re-accrediting the school with its Gold Status, within the report noted the strengths of the school which included:

• Very articulate children who demonstrated an excellent knowledge and understanding of rights
• Consistent messaging about rights and respect underpinning every dimension of the school’s work
• A common language of rights used across the school and supports children to explore and discuss a range of issues

The Integrative Psychotherapist who evaluated our whole Social Emotional and Mental Health provision, reported that:

“Pupils felt that this was a school where all pupils could do well and that the school had both high levels of care and high expectations for them; how all pupils were able to get support both in and out of lessons, that teachers were approachable and that there was an automatic assumption that all pupils would do well here. Pupils described how they each felt celebrated as different, noticing how pupils of all backgrounds were encouraged to explore who they were and they enjoyed learning about each other’s differences. Families described how they felt known well by the school and that it had consistently been helpful, supportive and approachable. The Head and members of her leadership team are very present and welcoming on the playground in the mornings; children are warmly welcomed into the school.”

Following a review of our Safeguarding policies and practices, the Education Safeguarding Team reported that it “had scrutinised safeguarding practices and procedures and found them to effective in all areas and continues to provide a safe and secure environment for its pupils.”

Never a school to rest on its laurels, we know we still have more to do. We now look, with assurance and excitement, to the academic year 2024-25.

For those who may be considering Chilcote School for September 2025, our reputation locally and citywide speaks for itself. I am in no doubt that should you join us, your experience and the learning journey of your children will be a positive one.

With very best wishes,

Debbie Doherty

Headteacher

September 2024