TarquinP

How many of ready to stick the boot into Goose Green currently have children at the school? Would you remove your child on the basis of Ofsted if it was contrary to you own experience? I have had children in Grove Vale and Goose Green. It has always been the poor relation to other local schools. The development of the school since fresh start has been exceptional, Failing leadership, no way.

I fear this is the usual reactionary twaddle. The real issue is the Ofsted framework. Inspectors (contractors) visit a school ro 2/3 days and draw OPINIONS on what they find or dig up. Much of the statistical data is underplayed/ingnored if does not fit. This archaic yardstick is the same if in leafy Surrey or Southwark. The resulting opinionated report would be liablous in a commercial setting. And why do the school have no published reply? Yes, schools need to constantly review the delivery of learning, but primary schools have a more important role, they have to deliver happy, socialised and receptive children into the secondary system, this can be challanging. I believe that Goose Green has a lot to offer the whole community not just the middle classes. The support the school will get from the LA will mean it is the best resourced and monitored school in the area. (Why they dont do this before there is a problem is anyones guess). I would advise any parent to read Ofsted report with care. Look at the results, talk to friends and visit the schools.