“schools in East Riding of Yorkshire”

South Street, Leven, Beverley, HU17 5NX

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10 May 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Leven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 3NX The inspectors who visited your school recently want to thank all of you for your friendly welcome. We really enjoyed the days we spent with you. You go to a satisfactory school. This means that some things are good and other things need to improve. Your parents are pleased with the way all the adults in your school look after you and how well behaved you are. We agree that this is good. We were glad to see that you enjoy school. We especially liked the way you get on with each other and with the adults. You have a sensible attitude to school and to your work. You pay attention in lessons and try hard. All of this is helping you to make progress. All of you are making at least satisfactory progress now, and most of you are doing as well as pupils in the rest of the country by the time

Newbegin, Hornsea, East Yorkshire, HU18 1PB

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29 November 2007 Dear Pupils Inspection of Hornsea Community Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU18 1PB Following our visit to your school, we would like to thank you for the warm welcome you gave us. We were very impressed by your good behaviour and how polite and helpful you were. We particularly enjoyed chatting to so many of you at break and lunchtime. Your school is a good school and there are many things to be proud of. We spent a lot of time finding out how well you are learning. In lessons, you listened carefully to your teachers and worked hard. By the end of Year 6 you get good results in your tests, so - well done! Keep trying your best! You told us that you enjoy coming to school and that the adults take good care of you. You have lots of opportunities to be responsible, such as through the school parliament, and the creative context week, helping each other. You said how much you enjoyed going on all the

Westfield Primary School, Westfield Road, Cottingham, HU16 5PE

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9 May 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Westfield Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU16 5PE We enjoyed our recent visit to your school. Thank you for helping us. We enjoyed meeting you, visiting your classrooms, looking at your work and talking to you about your school. You were friendly and courteous and we were impressed by your good behaviour and excellent attendance. These are the things we found out about your school during our visit. You attend a good school with several outstanding features. Your personal development is outstanding. You told us about your efforts to care for the environment. We know you understand the importance of being fit and healthy. You told us that you feel safe and know how to get help. The staff provide you with outstanding care. They organise appropriate support for those of you who need extra help quickly. You receive very good guidance on how to improve your work and clear targets to

Station Road, Middleton-on-the-Wolds, Driffield, YO25 9UQ · Part of The Wolds Federation

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18 April 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Middleton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25 9UQ I thoroughly enjoyed my time in your school this week. I am very grateful for the warm welcome, courtesy and help you provided. These are some of the key findings about your good school. What I really liked about your school:

Burden Road, Beverley, HU17 9LW

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Dear Children Inspection of Swinemoor Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9LP We really enjoyed our time in your school. This was because we felt very welcome, and you were polite, friendly and kind. Thank you for sharing your views of the school with us and also thank your parents for sending back the questionnaires and talking to us about your school. You will remember that we came to check how well your school helps you to learn and grow. We decided that yours is a satisfactory school with some good features. Some of these are:

Beverley Road, Beswick, Driffield, YO25 9AR · Part of The Wolds Federation

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15 June 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Beswick and Watton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25 9AR We enjoyed our recent inspection of your school. You are friendly and courteous; thank you for helping us. We enjoyed meeting you, looking at your work and talking to you. We were impressed by your friendly conversation, outstanding behaviour and good attendance. These are the things we found out about your school during our visit. It is a good school and all of the people who work in school are doing a very good job and it is a really happy place to be. Your personal development is outstanding. You value being fit, taking part in daily exercise and staying healthy. You feel very safe and know how to quickly access help. You love school activities that make up the good curriculum and out-of-school clubs. You have a real voice in school and have helped to improve it. You receive excellent care, support and guidance.

Ainsty Street, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 5JS

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20 November 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Riverside Special School, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5JS Thank you for welcoming me to your school. I had an enjoyable couple of days with you. Much of my enjoyment came from your wonderful politeness, your excellent behaviour and the welcome you gave me. Thank you. Your staff and governors have created a good school and some things about it are very special. Most importantly, you are safe and happy in school; you told me so and your parents agree. You are also well taught and as a result you are making good progress. You are contributing a lot to this by working hard and being very kind and helpful to each other. The trips that you have gone on over the past year must have been very exciting, what a good idea it was to go to Birmingham to see a professional production of ‘Mary Poppins’ following your own, hugely successful performance. I spent a lot of time talking to your headteachers and staff and we came up with some ideas

Kennedy Drive, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 6HQ

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9 March 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 6HQ I really enjoyed my visit to inspect your school. Thank you for helping me when I came into your assembly and classrooms to see you at work. You were very polite and helpful, and I did enjoy talking with those of you whom I met. I know the headteacher and all the staff are very proud of you. I was delighted to see how much you like to take part enthusiastically in activities during and after school, how you value the friendships you make and the help you get. You are very well behaved and polite to others in lessons and around the school. I was pleased to see how you contribute to school life, for example as school councillors and play leaders and how you help others through the many charities you support. Your school gives you a satisfactory education. It is warm and welcoming and well organised.

37 School Lane, Bempton, Bridlington, YO15 1JA

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15 May 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Bempton Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 1JA Thank you for making my visit to your school so enjoyable. I enjoyed meeting you, visiting your classrooms, looking at your books and displays and talking to you about your school. You were friendly and polite and I was impressed by your outstanding behaviour. These are the things I found out about your school during my visit. You attend a good school. All the people who work in school are doing a good job. Most aspects, such as your personal development, are good. You understand the importance of staying healthy and you feel safe. You enjoy school and attend well. Your school is indeed a happy and smiley place to be! The staff provide you with good care. Those who need extra help get good support. You are set clear targets to work towards. The curriculum is good. Good teaching ensures you make good progress throughout the school. Although your writing

Carr Lane, Willerby, Hull, HU10 6JT

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Dear Pupils Inspection of Willerby Carr Lane Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU10 6JT Thank you very much for welcoming us to your school. We enjoyed chatting to so many of you and finding out what you think about your school. Many of you told us that it is a good school, and we agree with you. We were impressed with the way your teachers take care of you, and the way you have managed the changes that have happened recently. The younger pupils get a very good start because the Early Years Foundation Stage is so well organised and makes sure learning is fun. You older pupils help to make the school a welcoming place for younger pupils. We could see in the lessons we saw that you enjoy learning, and you told us that the teachers make lessons interesting. As a result, most of you behave well and enjoy coming to school. A few of you need to make sure you also behave as well, so that everyone can make the most of the opportunities

Balne Moor Road, Pollington, Goole, DN14 0DZ · Part of The Federation of Cowick and Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary Schools

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4 March 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 0DZ Thank you for your help when I inspected your school. I found that it provides a satisfactory education and that some important aspects of the work it does are good. You are well looked after by all the staff. You become mature and self-confident young people by the time you move on to secondary school. The school provides you with interesting activities and there are sensible arrangements to group pupils of different age for different subjects. Children get off to a good start in the Reception class and you make satisfactory progress as you move on through the school. Lessons are generally satisfactory and many of them go well. There have been difficulties with staff being away from school, but the problems have been sorted out. The way the school is run is satisfactory. To ensure that you all make good progress, I have asked staff to consider more carefully exactly

Main Street, Tickton, Beverley, HU17 9RZ

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14 May 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Tickton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9RZ Thank you for the help you gave when your school was inspected. Yours is a good school with outstanding features that include your personal development, the way the school looks after you, and the many exciting activities provided both during lesson time and out of school hours. Your parents are pleased they chose this school for you. Children get off to a good start in the Reception class and continue to do well throughout school. As a result, by the end of Year 6, your attainment is higher than a lot of schools in English, mathematics and science. The inspectors have asked the school to help you achieve even more by making your writing as good as your reading and, also, to help the higher attainers in Key Stage 1 learn even faster. You can help by trying really hard with your writing and

Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TX

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18 July 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU16 5TX Thank you for making me so welcome in your school during the recent inspection. I was most impressed with your friendliness and your willingness to share your opinions with me. I agree with you and the views of most of your parents that Skidby Primary is a good school and a happy one. You enjoy your learning and feel safe in the school. That is why your attendance is good. Reception is excellent and gives you a good start to school life. All your staff work very hard to make lessons interesting. They also take great care of you. I was fortunate to visit you during your Creativity Day. I loved it and would like to have joined in with your interesting activities. I notice how well younger pupils worked with older ones. It was a lovely family atmosphere and you helped each other so well. Most of you have made good progress this

Ketwell Lane, Hedon, Hull, HU12 8BN

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7 October 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Hedon Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU12 8BN Thank you for your kind welcome when I visited your school. I missed your special celebration of World Book Day, but I was told that it was a great day. You will remember that I came to check how well your school helps you to learn and grow. Please thank your parents for sending me their views. You and your parents told me that Hedon Primary is a good school where you are able to learn well, have good things to do, and enjoy yourselves. That is what I saw, so I agree with you and your parents that yours is a good school. I know that you are safe and well cared for, and that if you need special help or support the staff help you straight away. Almost all of you make good progress in learning and by Year 6 are well prepared for High School and your future lives. It was good to see Year 6 learning how to present a balanced argument and children in Reception

Newport Street, Goole, DN14 6TL

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15 September 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Boothferry Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 6TL It was a delight and a privilege to inspect your school. The inspection team really enjoyed talking to you all and listened very carefully to what you had to say. You go to a good school that has some outstanding features. It’s clear that you have a great time at school because of all the fun things you have to do. We thought you were very well informed about how to keep healthy and safe. We were also very impressed by your outstanding behaviour and the way you respect and value each other. Well done! You told us that your teachers look after you well and that they always try to help you. Younger children really enjoy school and are doing very well because of the excellent teaching and the exciting activities provided in the new Foundation Stage. You are making good progress and by the end of Year 6 standards are usually only just below

Norwood, Beverley, HU17 9EX

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23 March 2009 Dear Students Inspection of Beverley High School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9EX Thank you for making me so welcome when I inspected your school last week. I enjoyed talking to you and was impressed by your sense of responsibility and confidence. You told me that you enjoy school and are proud of your school and its many achievements. Yours is an outstanding school. Teaching and learning are good and your teachers are experts in their field. Your very positive attitudes to learning, good behaviour and excellent relationships in school all contribute to the high standards reached and good achievement of most students. The curriculum is excellent, giving you a wealth of choices and many opportunities to learn through out of school activities and visits locally and abroad. All the staff take excellent care of you and track your progress to try to make sure you achieve as well as you can. You told me

Victoria Road, Driffield, YO25 6UG

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15 October 2007 Dear Pupils Inspection of Kings Mill School, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25 6UG. Mr Willday and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Kings Mill School. You made us feel very welcome and we were particularly impressed with the way that you get on with each other. This is what we found out about your school.

Wetwang, Nr Driffield, York, YO25 9XT

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25 November 2007 Dear Children Inspection of Wetwang Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25 9XT Thank you for your warm Wetwang welcome when I visited your school recently. You will remember that my visit was to check how well your school looks after you and helps you to learn. You and your parents told me that the school has a good family atmosphere and that you are safe and well cared for. I agree, and feel that the staff support you to develop your personal and social skills well. It was good to hear you describe enthusiastically the different aspects of school life that you most enjoy. You certainly behave well and look out for one another sensibly. The skill some of you show in skipping whilst bouncing on those balance boards is amazing! In my view, yours is a satisfactory but improving school with some good features. The school is going to help more of you reach higher standards in your work, and you can help by

Hall Road, Old Goole, Goole, DN14 5UE

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26 September 2007 Dear Pupils Inspection of Marshlands Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5UE Thank you for making us feel welcome when we visited your school. You were polite, keen to talk to us and answered our questions thoughtfully. Most of you behave well and work hard in your lessons. We were particularly pleased to hear that you have noticed that behaviour has improved and that you feel safe in school. All the adults care a good deal about you and are working hard to make sure you get any special help you need to do well. I am especially pleased to know that, if you have any problems or are upset, there is always someone you can talk to and get help. It is easy to see why you told us that you enjoy coming to your school. Those children who do small jobs around school, and those on the school council are helping to make your school an even happier, safer and healthier place to be. There are many things in your school that are changing quite quickly and it is clear that these

Crake Wells, Walkington, Beverley, HU17 8SB

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15 September 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Walkington Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 8SB Thank you for making us feel welcome when we inspected your school last week. We enjoyed visiting some of your lessons, talking to you about your work and speaking to your teachers. We liked the polite way you greeted us and spoke with confidence about your experiences in school, even the youngest children in the Foundation Stage. We can see that you enjoy school and work hard. Your teachers also work hard and help you to reach the higher levels in tests. You have lots of exciting trips, visits, clubs and sports to choose from and we can see how much you enjoy the Activate sessions in class. The headteacher, deputy headteacher and other teachers know what the school does well and how to make it even better. Most of your parents agree that Walkington is a good school and they are right to do so. One of the reasons for our inspection was to see how your school could improve further. We