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Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LS

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2. Herefordshire is a predominantly rural county with a population around 180,000, giving it the fourth lowest population density in England. Unemployment is below the national level and well below the rate for the West Midlands as a whole. The proportion of school leavers in Herefordshire achieving five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics is a little above the national average. Only four per cent of the resident population has minority ethnic heritage. The city of Hereford, in the middle of the county, has a population of some 56,000 and is the centre for most facilities.

Shobdon, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9LX · Part of Luston and Shobdon Community Primary Schools

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The school is situated in the village of Shobdon in the north-west of the county of Herefordshire. It has 63 boys and girls on roll between the ages of 4 and 11 and is much smaller than most primary schools. Most pupils come from the village and the surrounding rural areas. The socio-economic background of the pupils is generally average. Many parents are employed in manual or semi-skilled work, with a small percentage of parents involved in professional occupations. No pupils come from minority ethnic backgrounds or from homes where English is not the main spoken language. A below average proportion of pupils join or leave the school, other than at the usual times of joining or leaving. Very few pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals. Just under a fifth of the pupils have been identified as having special educational needs, which is above average. Two pupils receive help for communication difficulties from outside specialists. No pupils have a statement of special

Broadlands Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1HY · Part of Aylestone, Broadlands and Withington Federation

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

150. The physical education programme is supported superbly, through a very wide range of extra-curricular activities. The school’s commitment to sport and physical exercise has been rewarded by the presentation of a “Sport England Activemark Gold Award”. As the only primary school in the County of Herefordshire to hold such an award, the school is to be congratulated on its achievement. The extra-curricular activities that are well supported and at times over-subscribed, include gymnastics, hockey, football, netball, mini-soccer for Years 2, 3 and 4, dance, cricket, rounders, badminton, athletics, rugby, “tag” rugby and skipping. The school competes against other schools and has been particularly successful in “tag” rugby as Hereford champions and taking part in the West Midlands Finals. The school represented Hereford Football Club when competing against sixteen other schools and the 6-a-side rugby side was joint Hereford champions.

Holly Bush Walk, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 6AF

Description of the school

St Martin's is one of the largest primary schools in Herefordshire, situated in the South Wye area of Hereford. There is Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision and the school runs breakfast and after-school clubs. The school serves an area of relatively high disadvantage. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties is well above average and a small number have disabilities. There are very few pupils from minority ethnic groups. The school has achieved the Active Mark Gold and Healthy Schools Award. Additional on-site childcare facilities are managed by a private company.

Walford, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5SA

Short inspection of Walford Primary School

Since the last inspection, you have fostered and enhanced the skills and talents of the staff team. Your staff have a high degree of expertise. Some are specialist leaders of education, including in English, and early years. The deputy headteacher is a primary teaching for mastery specialist and other staff act as assessment moderators for the local authority. The school is also a regional training centre for tablet technology. Your coordinator for special educational needs has attained the national award and the chair of governors is a national leader of governance. You have built a strong and supportive team of staff, but you are by no means insular. Walford is an outward-looking school and you are more than willing to share your knowledge and expertise with other schools both within Herefordshire and out of county.

Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LS

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1. Herefordshire College of Technology is a medium-sized further education college operating on a campus in Hereford, a land-based campus at Holme Lacy and numerous community venues. It provides vocational education and training to young people and adults through a diverse range of pre-entry to higher education (HE) courses. The college offers courses in 13 sector subject areas. Approximately 25% of provision is at foundation level, 33% at intermediate level, 37% at advanced level and 5% at higher level.

Holly Bush Walk, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 6AF

Description of the school

St Martin’s is one of the largest primary schools in Herefordshire, situated in the South Wye area of Hereford. The school is part of an Excellence Cluster and serves a diverse community with a large percentage of low income housing which has benefited from significant regeneration funding in recent years. Recent local development changes have impacted on falling rolls, although there is a large new local housing development. The recently closed Special Education Centre on site has resulted in the school continuing to support a significant number of pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities within the mainstream classes. A broadly average proportion of the pupils are eligible for free school meals, although take up is low due to recent changes in external provision. The headteacher took up post at the beginning of September 2005.

Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 7RP · Part of Orchard Multi-Academy Trust

Next steps for the school

I am copying this letter to the Chair of the Governing Body, the Regional Schools Commissioner and the Director of Children’s Services for Herefordshire County Council. This letter will be published on the Ofsted website.

Kings Caple, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 4TZ · Part of The Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies

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 The school is part of a multi-academy trust called the Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies. The executive headteacher of this school is also the CEO of the trust.  The school does not use alternative provision.  The school provides before- and after-school care for pupils.  At the time of the inspection, there were no pupils in the early years.

Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LS

Background of the organisation

1. Herefordshire College of Technology is the only general further education (GFE) college in the county. It serves a population of over 177,000, which is widely dispersed over a rural area. The college shares a campus in Hereford with the sixth form college and the college of Art and Design. Courses for blacksmiths and farriers are provided at a specialist rural crafts centre away from the main campus in nearby Holme Lacy. The college has a work-based learning provision and also delivers adult and community courses and courses for employers in venues across the county.

Broadlands Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1HY · Part of Aylestone, Broadlands and Withington Federation

Personal development and welfare

and visitors around the exhibition. This helps pupils to prepare effectively for life in modern Britain and to understand, appreciate and demonstrate fundamental British values. Pupils understand that parts of Britain are very different from Herefordshire. The school ensures that pupils have the skills necessary to live and work away from the county should they choose to do so.  Pupils learn about the particular dangers of individuals who use social media or other means to sexually groom young and vulnerable people (i.e. child sexual exploitation). They also learn about drug and alcohol misuse. Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe online and when using other electronic media. Pupils’ wider understanding of the risks they may face helps them keep safe. However, the school’s work to teach pupils about the risks of radicalisation and extremism is in its infancy. As a consequence, a very small minority of pupils are unaware of how different political and religious groups might try to entice

Hereford Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2PZ

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 The school provides for pupils who have social, emotional and mental health needs.  Pupils have often experienced disrupted education and may join the school at different points of the school year from mainstream or special school provision.  Pupils come from different local authorities but most attend from Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.  A high proportion of pupils are children looked after.  Sixth-form and Year 11 provision takes place at ‘The Hub’ at Yark Hill, Herefordshire HR1 3SU, which is about six miles from the main school.  Nova Training provides alternative provision for mechanics and Camp Hill Crest provides alternative provision for artistic and sporting experiences.

Moor Farm, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0NU

THE UNIT FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PUPILS (PDU)

63 The school has a special unit designated for 24 pupils with physical disabilities. This includes a pre-school nursery and assessment centre for children under five and a unit for pupils aged five to eleven. There are currently 18 on roll. All pupils of school age attached to the unit have a statement of special educational need. Pupils attend from the whole county of Herefordshire, which is largely rural.

Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LT

Information about the college

3. Herefordshire has a relatively high employment rate. The county contains few areas of deprivation; however, five of the most deprived areas are in South Hereford. Educational attainment of pupils aged 16 in Herefordshire is slightly higher than nationally.

Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LS

Information about the college

Herefordshire College of Technology is the only general further education (FE) college in the county. It serves a population of about 170,000, which is widely dispersed over a rural area, and shares a campus in Hereford with the sixth form college and Herefordshire College of Art and Design. The college has a specialist rural crafts centre at Holme Lacy where it runs specialist courses for blacksmiths and farriers. Adult and community courses are provided in community venues and schools across the county and include Learndirect centres. Education and training is available in all areas of learning, and there is substantial provision of work-based training, modern apprenticeships and New Deal. There are some higher education (HE) courses and a degree programme in leisure and tourism management. In 2000/01, there were over 2,000 enrolments of students in the 16 to 18 age-range and over 6,000 enrolments of students aged 19 and over. In its

Michaelchurch Escley Primary School, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 0PT

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL

of the school, it was selected to be part of the Herefordshire Action Zone, the first rural Education Action Zone. This project is in its fifth and final year.

Brampton Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7FX · Part of The Oak Meadow Federation

The school’s results and achievements

3. This trend of rising standards is even more impressive when the achievements of pupils are considered. Most children enter the school from homes with low socio-economic backgrounds. A significant minority has had little or no pre-school educational experience. Herefordshire’s base-line assessment tests show that, each year, the attainment of Brampton Abbotts’ children on entry to the school is in the lowest 10 per cent of the county. However, by the end of Key Stage 1, almost all pupils have reached at least the national average in English, mathematics and science. This represents good achievement and demonstrates the good progress made in Key Stage 1. In most subjects, the majority of the current Year 6 pupils are in-line with the expectations for their age and this too represents good achievement for these pupils with good ‘added value’ over their time in school. The children and pupils’ backgrounds do make a difference, however, to the number of

Burley Gate, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 3QR

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL

Type of school: Primary School category: Voluntary controlled Age range of pupils: 5 - 11 Gender of pupils: Mixed Number on roll: 105 School address: Burley Gate Hereford Herefordshire Postcode: HR1 3QR Telephone number: (01432) 820 367 Fax number: (01432) 820 367 Appropriate authority: The governing body Name of chair of governors: Mr Paul Burgis

Coningsby Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2DY

INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIT

St. David’s is a pupil referral unit for pupils with a wide range of difficulties. It provides for up to 36 Key Stage 4 pupils, although only 16 can be accommodated on site at any one time. It forms part of the provision of Herefordshire’s Medical and Behavioural Support Service (MBSS) drawing pupils mainly from the south of the County, complementing a similar provision in Leominster. There have been significant changes to its character and population in the last 2-3 years and further changes are planned to enable it to provide for up to 50 full-time pupils by 2002. The pupil group includes those who are permanently excluded in Key Stage 4, pupils with medical, including psychiatric, difficulties and pregnant schoolgirls. There is also provision to support pupils from high schools on a ‘respite’ basis and pupils on fixed-term exclusions over 15 days. There are currently 37 pupils on roll, evenly distributed between year groups and between boys and girls. At present

Tupsley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1UU

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED

31. The school, in line with local education authority policy, has a special education centre housed in the main school. The centre has four specialist teachers and a significant number of learning support assistants, all but three of whom are attached to individual pupils through the provision of a statement. The school is also the only 11-16 school in Herefordshire which is equipped to provide full access to pupils with physical disabilities. The school is, therefore, to quote from the school’s special educational needs policy, ‘in a quite different and privileged position from most other schools with regard to the provision for special educational needs.’