Esher Church of England High School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Students achieve well and make good progress in their learning. In 2013, the school achieved its best ever results.

Teaching is good. Teachers' subject knowledge is universally strong. Teachers plan lessons that are organised, well resourced and often innovative.

In the best lessons, students make rapid progress and show a real thirst for knowledge because teachers make very effective use of information about their prior attainment to plan activities that challenge students of all abilities. Senior leaders and the governing body consistently communicate high expectations and ambition. Many leaders are of a high calibre.

Staff ar...e proud to work at the school and are passionate about improving outcomes for all students. Professional development opportunities in the school are of a consistently high quality. Students' behaviour and attitudes to learning are outstanding.

Their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent. Support for individual students' needs is exemplary. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The progress made by higher and lower ability students is slower than for other students overall.

The quality of teaching varies across subjects. Some teachers do not yet make sufficient use of information about students' prior attainment to plan and teach lessons that fully challenge students of all abilities. Some leaders do not evaluate precisely the impact of the school's actions on outcomes for different groups of students.

information about their prior attainment to

plan activities that challenge students of all abilities. Senior leaders and the governing body consistently communicate high expectations and ambition. Many leaders are of a high calibre.

Staff are proud to work at the school and are passionate about improving outcomes for all students. Professional development opportunities in the school are of a consistently high quality. Students' behaviour and attitudes to learning are outstanding.

Their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent. Support for individual students' needs is exemplary. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The progress made by higher and lower ability students is slower than for other students overall.

The quality of teaching varies across subjects. Some teachers do not yet make sufficient use of information about students' prior attainment to plan and teach lessons that fully challenge students of all abilities. Some leaders do not evaluate precisely the impact of the school's actions on outcomes for different groups of students.

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