Bracknell

Crown Wood Primary School in Bracknell is an improving school that provides a satisfactory education for its pupils according to inspectors.

An Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) inspection team made a two-day visit to the school on January 30 and 31 to assess the school and their findings have now been published.

The inspectors give the Opladen Way school a grade three, satisfactory rating overall but also highlight the Bracknell school’s strengths which they say include:

Significant strengths in pastoral care;

Pupil’s personal development and wellbeing are good;

All staff work hard to ensure that pupils are safe and happy in school;

Behaviour is good and pupils form positive relationships;

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good;

By Year 6 they are responsible, mature young people who work hard, undertake responsibilities continuously and are caring for each other;

Achievement has improved over the last two years and is satisfactory throughout the Bracknell school;

Teaching and learning are satisfactory with some significant strengths;

The school provides a satisfactory curriculum;

Good leadership and clear direction from the headteacher and the senior management team, and good teamwork from staff, have supported and built upon the good pastoral care in the school, and have raised academic standards.

In common with all Ofsted reports the inspectors identify areas for improvement. At Crown Wood Primary School, Bracknell these are to continue improving the amount of good teaching, further improve links between subjects and to refine targets set for pupils so they are better matched to individuals’ needs.

Headteacher Susan Bartlett said: "We are very proud of our children, their enthusiasm and energy and are pleased that Ofsted has recognised the strengths and successes of our school. These have been achieved through the dedication and hard work of all our staff.

"We shall continue to work with our pupils, parents and governors to provide the best learning opportunities for our children."

Tony Eccleston, Director of Bracknell Education, Children’s Services and Libraries said: "This is an encouraging report for a school that continues to improve. The headteacher and her staff deserve credit for the hard work they are doing to keep on raising standards.

"We shall continue to support the school to support them every step of the way."

Cllr Alan Ward, Executive Member for Bracknell Education and Libraries, said: "Crown Wood is a steadily improving school and I am pleased the inspectors have recognised this in their report.

"Well done to the headteacher and her staff on reaching this important milestone on the road to even higher standards."

Bracknell Forest Borough Council