Gorran School

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About Gorran School


Name Gorran School
Website http://www.gorranschool.co.uk/
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Headteacher Mr Jonathan Sleep
Address St Austell, PL26 6LH
Phone Number 01726842595
Phase Primary
Type Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 113
Local Authority Cornwall
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Key findings

This is an outstanding school. Excellent teaching and a rich and varied curriculum enable pupils to make sustained and rapid progress in their learning.

Pupils' achievement is outstanding. All pupils make at least good and often outstanding progress in all their lessons. Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs make outstanding progress.

Teaching is outstanding because teachers have high expectations of their pupils and plan interesting lessons that motivate them to learn quickly. As a result, pupils' attitudes to learning are excellent. Teachers are particularly adept at using the rich local environment to enhance pupils' learning.

Pupils' behaviour and safety are out...standing. Behaviour in lessons and around the school is exemplary as pupils are polite and thoughtful. Pupils and their parents and carers agree that there is very little bullying.

However, pupils have a limited understanding of different forms of bullying and of how they may be countered, and the school does not routinely record any incidents that occur. Leadership and management are outstanding. Teaching is monitored very effectively and suitable action is taken to remedy any weaknesses.

There has been sustained and rapid improvement since the last inspection and the weaknesses identified at that time have been tackled successfully. The excellent curriculum promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in an outstanding manner. Arrangements to keep pupils safe are effective and meet all statutory requirements.

Information about the school

The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school and serves a coastal village and surrounding area. Almost all pupils are of White British ethnicity. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is below average, as is the proportion at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs.

These needs range from specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia to profound and multiple disabilities. The school meets the government's current floor standard, which sets the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. Pupils are taught in five classes which include a class for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The school shares its site with a pre-school which also operates a breakfast club open to pupils from the school. As these provisions are not managed by the governing body they are subject to a separate inspection. The majority of teaching staff, including the headteacher, are new to the school since the last inspection in 2007.

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Gorran Pre-School

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