Primary school gets "glowing" Ofsted report

TdaNews Direct
Published: 19 August, 2008

A primary school in Burnham has been highly praised by schools inspectorate Ofsted, it has emerged.

The report given to St Joseph's Primary School in the Buckinghamshire village praised reading and writing, excellent behaviour and the respect found between students and teachers.

Ofsted also highlighted the achievements of pupil support, as well as many after-school clubs and activities.

Headteacher Simon Kingwell praised his school's "outstanding" achievement and noted that it added to other successful schools in the area, adding that the schools formed a large part of the community.

He continued: "I am so pleased that this report rewards the hard work of the children, teachers and staff at St Joseph's School.

"It is a reflection of the support from parents and governors."

The Bucks Free Press noted that the county was also successful this month in their A-levels, with students achieving higher than average results, with Buckinghamshire's average point score standing at 801 compared to the national standard of 731.2.