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Ofsted

"This is a good school.   There is a welcoming environment, a strong sense of community and an ethos where everybody's contribution is valued.   Leadership is strong.   Pupils are offered a wide range of experiences and their attitudes to work are very good" 

(Ofsted Report - January 1997)

"This is a very good school.   The pupils achieve high standards in most aspects of their education.   They experience a high proportion of very good teaching.   The school is very well managed and uses its resources and funding very effectively.   It provides good value for money"

(Ofsted Report - March 2000)

"Allington provides a good quality of education for its pupils. The school sees itself in this way and inspectors agree. Children get off to a good start in the Foundation Stage. Pupils leave the school at the end of Year 6 with standards that are above average. All pupils, including those with learning difficulties, make good progress in their learning. Pupils very much enjoy being at school and their behaviour is excellent. They have positive attitudes and feel safe and valued as individuals. Staff take very good care of pupils."   

(Ofsted Report - October 2005)                                        

Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

I am writing on behalf of the team of inspectors who visited your school recently to let you know what we think about the school. Thank you for your help in talking to us about the work you do and telling us what you think about the school.

We think your school is a good school. We know you enjoy coming to school because you told us that teachers try hard to make lessons interesting so that you can learn more easily, and we saw this for ourselves. We believe that everyone in your school takes good care of you and you get on very well with each other. You told us that you feel safe and know that there is always someone to talk to if you have a problem. Teachers listen to what you say and the school council makes things happen.

We saw that you work hard in lessons and, as a result, you all do well, especially in the tests you take in Year 2 and Year 6. Your behaviour is excellent in lessons and around the school. Your parents are very happy with the school and all that it provides for you, in and out of lessons. Your new headteacher has a lot of good ideas to make the school even better and to help you to learn more.

The school could do some things better. Firstly, teachers need to help you to become better at measuring your progress. Secondly, some teachers who look after subjects need to check on how well everybody in the school is getting on in their subject. Lastly, teachers need to use new information about your progress in the junior part of the school to help them understand better how well you are doing.