A POOLE-BASED teaching trust are celebrating four positive Ofsted reports across its schools in one year.
TEACH Poole were hit with three of the visits by the education watchdog in just nine weeks, but still came out with flying colours.
Canford Heath Infant School was inspected in March last year and maintained its ‘outstanding’ rating, 15 years after its last report.
Inspectors described the school as a “beacon of excellence” where pupils are “remarkably well prepared for their next stage of education.”
Haymoor Junior School were visited four months later on October 12 and 13, maintaining its ‘good’ rating.
Pupils were described as happy and well-behaved with inspectors praising the school’s “ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum.”
After a weekend to recover, Canford Heath Junior School received a call that inspectors would be visiting on October 17 and 18.
The school maintained its ‘good’ rating with the education watchdog commenting that pupils enjoy attending school and feel safe.
The report said: “The school is a calm and purposeful place to learn.”
Ad Astra Infant School were the final location to receive its visit with an ungraded inspection in December 2023.
However, inspectors noted: "The evidence gathered suggests that the inspection grade might be outstanding if a graded (Section 5) inspection were carried out now.
“The school's next inspection will be a graded inspection."
Kate Carter, CEO of the TEACH Trust, said: “I am so, so proud of all four of my schools, and know that the children, families, staff and leadership of the schools and the Trust are all instrumental in achieving this success.
“The resilience, drive and focus shown, particularly to get through three inspections in a nine-week window, was truly remarkable.
“And to have all the schools achieve good or outstanding (with a second possible outstanding on its way within 18 months) is truly an achievement of which we are all so proud - especially in light of all the other pressure on our schools.
“This is wonderful news for our local community - that whichever school they choose - they will be a great school!”
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