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Prospectus for ages 5–16

L O W E R , M I D D L E & U P P E R Y E A R S

PROSPECTUS

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WelcomeAt Hampton Court House we avoid the institutional and promote an environment where both pupils and staff are encouraged to be themselves.

We are sensitive to the fragility of creativity and thus value originality in thought and style. We try to allow as much freedom as possible for our pupils, so long as results and progress are healthy.

We are forward-looking not only in our approach to education but in our awareness of new fields and technologies. We are open-minded and accept that we all may have to learn new strategies and approaches in order to meet the challenges of the future.

Pupils value the sense of freedom [...] They combine high levels of attention and cooperation with a lively approach to learning, often buzzing with excitement.

Ofsted, July 2013

GCSE students making a short film

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Some may question whether Wordsworth’s lines written over 200 years ago can be applied to world events today.

At Hampton Court House, we strive to equip our children with the emotional literacy they will require to negotiate the vicissitudes of life and thus to find happiness and fulfilment.

The School is distinctive in the weight we place on achieving fluency in other languages; we instil in all our pupils a firm cultural and artistic framework, which underpins all their academic studies. And we seek to empower our students with the confidence to express themselves effectively in both their public and private lives.

We work with sparkling young minds – which sometimes need to be channelled and which sometimes need to be given free rein. Such is the paradox of education – there are no rules. Original thought requires the ability to think beyond, to adapt, to change and to innovate. All this is quite different from that necessary and vital skill of passing

examinations, where there most certainly are rules (they’re called ‘mark schemes’) to be followed.

The lively debate between the conflicting demands of the heart and mind shapes, and continues to shape, our thinking at Hampton Court House and consequently our approach to the children in our care.

Please do come and visit us. I like to think that here to be young is indeed very heaven.

Guy Holloway MA (Cantab), NPQH, FRSA

H E A D M A S T E R

A Message from the Headmaster

Alexander Houstoun-BoswallF O U N D E R & C H A I R O F G O V E R N O R S

Eliana, Lady Houstoun-BoswallF O U N D E R

PROPR I ETOR S

“ Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was very heaven!

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It has long been said that there is no such thing as a typical day in teaching, and that is certainly the case at Hampton Court House; we are happy to bend the timetable around concerts, plays, visiting speakers and school trips. Also, all

pupils come off timetable once a year, for a couple of afternoons, as part of the Media Enhancement Programme, which usually involves putting together a short film.

That said, our daily routine runs something along these lines:

MOR N I NG

8.30 am The school day starts with registration in form groups. The register closes at 8.40 am when students make their way to a short assembly led by the Headmaster in the Main Hall.

8.50 am Lessons start (two periods)

10.25 am Morning Break

10.45 am Lessons continue (two periods)

LU NC H T I M E

12.20 pm Lunch is served in the Conservatory. Sports clubs and Maths and Language clinics take place from 12.45 pm and the Student Council meets on alternate Fridays.

A F T ER NOON

1.15 pm Afternoon lessons comprise either three normal periods or two longer periods for either Science or the Arts. One afternoon per week for each year group is set aside for Sports. Lessons and Sport finish at 4.00 pm.

A F T ER SC HOOL

4.15 pm There are a variety of sporting activities, clubs and societies after school, as well as extra lessons taking place for students who need to catch up with a particular subject.

A Typical Day

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Hampton Court House is committed to the teaching of English through the study of literature.

Pupils are exposed to varying periods and styles of writing, from Chaucer to Dickens, from Shakespeare and Donne through to Oscar Wilde, Noel Coward and the Royal Court ‘new writing’ of Roy Williams and Lucy Prebble.

Older students embark on a study of world literature (in 2013/2014 to include Chekhov’s Short Stories, Prévost’s Manon Lescaut and Ibsen’s A Doll’s House).

The shifting values and ideas of the Western World during the last six hundred years are considered and analysed. Pupils begin to understand chronology and the ideas of classicism and romanticism, as well as the impact of ‘events’ (the French Revolution, the First World War, Freud, the atom bomb etc) on literature.

Children have a natural sympathy with the music of poetry. Starting with the youngest pupils, there is an emphasis on reading aloud, recitation and the learning of poetry by heart. Further, there is a firm emphasis on mastering spelling whilst young (in Years 3 and 4), and a whole school approach to the delights of grammar.

We foster lively and engaging discussion in and out of the classroom. Pupils make presentations and regularly read aloud their work. Pupils and staff take part in formal debates, with a calculated eye on their audience and careful consideration of their choice of words.

Most importantly we seek to develop creative writing skills. It can be a delicate balance – the line between guiding and ‘correcting’ a child’s English. Notwithstanding certain ex-amination constraints, the school approach is generally not to ‘give a mark’ to creative writing, but rather to foster and celebrate it. Any blocks or fears that may have crept in, we seek to encourage away so that all children can experience the freedom and the thrill of sharing their thoughts, stories and work with their classmates, perhaps the wider school

community, and even the world beyond.

The School has an outstanding track record in preparing students successfully for 11+, 13+ and Scholarship English examinations, as well as in GCSE. In

terms of applying ‘to the next school’, the interview process is often key, and here the School seeks to ensure that each pupil possesses a rich working vocabulary and a wide range of reference in order to facilitate discussion.

Drama and English are closely connected. We are especially keen on reading plays as performance texts and on seeing live theatre as often as possible.

In addition to seeing plays in London’s West End (always evening performances rather than matinées), pupils and teachers make regular excursions to the excellent Rose Theatre in Kingston. The School is also a venue for touring theatre, most recently The Watermill Theatre’s production of Othello.

English

Words, words, words.Hamlet“

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Mathematics

Mathematics at Hampton Court House is taught by the form teacher from Year 1 to Year 4 in French as

part of our bilingual programme. Starting from Year 5 it is taught by specialist mathematicians in English. In the last year, a quarter of our GCSE students have taken Additional Mathematics, many with the intention of taking Further Mathematics at A level next year.

Our mathematics teachers are very enthusiastic about their subject and their enthusiasm is contagious. We believe that students learn mathematics best by doing it themselves and our teachers see themselves as facilitators of this learning process.

Mathematics is more than just calculating; it’s reasoning, analysing, selecting, sketching, interpreting, proving, modelling and deducing. Skills that can later in life be applied to many situations. We often teach thematically, meaning the students are given a challenge that involves more than just one topic and they have to resort to previously learned topics in order to get the best results. Learning in context makes maths more meaningful but also

trains students not only to refer to what they’ve recently learned, but to apply their whole knowledge and become more resourceful.

There are different ways of teaching and discovering mathematics, be it through games, puzzles, investigations, but ultimately we know that practice makes the mathematician. Key facts, formulae, key words and times tables need to be learned by heart and students need to internalise methods through both practice with plain tasks and applications to higher level tasks.

We prepare our students for the 11+ exam taken in Year 6, the 13+ taken in Year 8 and the GCSE. In view of these exams our students not only practise the maths topics involved, but also their exam technique. We prepare meticulously for these exams, but pride ourselves in not letting the exams rule over our lessons throughout the year. We want our students to grasp ideas and concepts so that they leave us fully equipped to use the skills they learned in maths in their daily lives.

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Science

From the Lower Years through to Year 11, students at HCH have science lessons with a subject specialist.

They are encouraged to think as scientists, and to ask probing questions about the world around them. They are also encouraged to put their questions and assumptions to the test, through practical work and analysis of the data generated.

Our laboratory is well-stocked for a range of interesting and engaging practical experiments in chemistry, physics and biology. We are also lucky to have a number of ‘natural laboratories’ right on our doorstep; Bushy Park has a wonderfully diverse range of species and habitats to explore, and the grounds at HCH provide a magnificent space in which to carry out practical activities outdoors.

We have important links with external scientific centres. In the last few years we have sent groups to the Water

Rocket Challenge at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, and have begun to work closely with the Field Studies Council, which carries out research and educational sessions in Bushy Park.

We have three subject specialists in our department who, whilst teaching broadly in line with the various science curricula, are also keen to extend the students’ knowledge and understanding outside of this domain. We have a busy after-school science club, focussed on extra-curricular science topics and projects. We also run trips to museums in London, and have organised cross-curricular projects with other departments within HCH, in order that students can begin to appreciate the connection between the science of the classroom and the ‘real-world’.

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Computer Science

Scratch Alice Kodu Robomind Greenfoot Small Basic BBC Basic

Hampton Court House is a Lead School in the Network of Excellence for the Teaching of Computer Science,

endorsed by the Department for Education.

The purpose of teaching Computer Science and ICT is to

enable all our students to understand and play an active

role in the digital world that surrounds them through

logical thinking and creativity, including making links with

mathematics, science and electronics.

The school places a firm emphasis on the computational

thinking and the acquisition of programming skills in

a variety of computing languages and packages. The

after-school iClub is one of most popular extra-curricular

activities and students are encouraged to stretch themselves

independently through the Coding Dojo challenges.

In studying Computer Science, students seek to understand and explore the World, both natural and artificial, in computational terms. Computing is particularly, but by no means exclusively, concerned with the study, design, and implementation of computer systems, and the principles underlying these designs. ICT deals with the purposeful application of computer systems to solve real-world problems, including issues such as the identification of business needs, the specification and installation of hardware and software, and the evaluation of usability.

Our Computer Science curriculum equips pupils to use information technology to create programs, systems and a range of media. It ensures pupils become digital literate - able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology.

PROGR A M M I NG SOF T WA R E TAUGH T:

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Art is taught by specialist teachers throughout Hampton Court House. In our senior section standards are high

and some students go beyond GCSE to follow A Level courses in Year 11.

In 2012 64% of the GCSE students were awarded A* or A grades, and students have been offered art scholarships in the last year to Godolphin and Latymer, Ibstock Place and St Catherine’s.

All pupils are taught the techniques of mixing colours, perspective and how to handle a wide range of materials. Pupils are encouraged to talk about their own and their peers’ work, as well as that of artists from diverse cultures

and periods. Pupils study genres such as still life, interiors and landscapes, self-portraits and the depiction of classical myth. Formal exercises in perspective and angles complement the free spirit in each child.

Children are brought face to face with works of art through books and museums and also through an on-going process of occasional loans from private collectors. In addition to the timetabled art lessons, there are after-school art activities for those who are particularly keen. Children’s work is regularly entered for local and national competitions.

Art

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The thrill of taking part in a large scale drama production leaves a lasting impression on every pupil,

whether this be as an actor, stagehand, painter, costume designer or lighting technician.

There is a strong tradition of drama at Hampton Court House and a long line of pupils who have acted professionally in musicals and plays in London’s West End, as well as in film and television dramas.

Students also develop specific skills for acting on film; all pupils would usually make at least one film a year.

F U LL -LENGT H DR A M A

PRODUC T IONS

School plays in recent years have included

• And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie) • Androcles and the Lion (George Bernard Shaw)• All’s Well That Ends As You Like It (Michael Green)• Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)• The Bacchae (Euripides)• The Barber of Seville (Beaumarchais) • Bugsy Malone (Alan Parker & Paul Williams)• The Crucible (Arthur Miller) • Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations (Alan Ayckbourn) • Fly Away (new play by Helen Blizard)• The Frogs (Aristophanes) • Hay Fever (Noel Coward) • HCH the Musical (Amy Brandis)• Julius Caesar (Shakespeare)• Lord of the Flies (William Golding) two productions 2002 &

2012• Macbeth (Shakespeare) • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare), two productions

2009 and 2012• Oxygen (Carl Djerassi & Roald Hoffmann)• The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare), two productions

2002 and 2006• Oedipus Rex (Sophocles), • The Physicists (Friedrich Dürrenmatt) • Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) • Tamburlaine the Great (Marlowe)• Twelfth Night (Shakespeare) • The Visit of the Old Lady (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)

DR A M A EV EN I NGS

In addition to full-length theatrical productions, the school also produces a number of ‘drama evenings’, during which students showcase their work by staging excerpts from a wide range of plays.

For example, recent drama evenings have included excerpts from:

• The Bear (Anton Chekhov)• The Circus (Charlie Chaplin)• Fallout (Roy Williams)• Fawlty Towers (John Cleese & Connie Booth)• Les Fiancés en Herbes (George Feydeau)• Henry V (Shakespeare)• An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde)• The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)• The Inbetweeners (Damon Beesley & Iain Morris)• An Inspector Calls (J.B. Priestley)• Les Justes (Albert Camus)• Macbeth (Shakespeare)• A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare)• Les Misérables (Boublil & Schönberg)• Octavia (Seneca)• One For The Road (Harold Pinter)• Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)• Ruy Blas (Victor Hugo)• The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) • That Face (Lucy Prebble)

& many original sketches written by pupils

Drama

Warm applause at Drama Gala, November 2013

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Music

The school lives and breathes music. Children, teachers and visiting musicians regularly perform in the school,

either in the Main Hall or in the School Theatre.

All children are taught to read music and to be keyboard literate. No previous musical knowledge is assumed. There is a special emphasis on singing and composition.

The children are gently assessed by the Director of Music and, when appropriate, have individual music lessons. There are a number of informal lunchtime concerts in

which children play either their current pieces or their own compositions before an invited audience. Small bands and ensembles regularly support the school plays.

We believe that even beginners require the very best teachers and we take great care to seek out instrumentalists who are performers, as well as fine teachers. The Director of Music is always happy to advise parents on suitable instruments for their children.

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Hampton Court House places great value on chess and on its capacity to bring people of all ages together.

Regardless of language and culture, two chess players can sit down for hours locked in thought pondering the infinite possibilities of the pieces before them.

Chess is a skill. Even a little guidance will lead to much improved play. But students who put time aside to study the principles of the opening, middle and endgame, and who carefully record their games, with a view to analysing their performance with a chess coach afterwards will make rapid progress.

Richard James is the School’s chess consultant. Richard is the author of many books on chess and is an expert in teaching chess to children. For the keenest students, he is available for individual one-to-one tuition. Among his many pupils include a winner of the World Under 10 Championship.

Chess

White to play. Can you find the winning combination?

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A wide range of sporting opportunities are available at Hampton Court House. The School competes in fixtures against local schools in football, netball and athletics. In addition pupils receive coaching in hockey, tennis, cricket and rounders. Hampton Court House provides opportunities for children to participate in organised games during lunch times, in activities such as dodge ball, table tennis, badminton and unihoc.

GA M ES & SPORTS

• Football• Netball• Basketball• Athletics• Cricket• Swimming• Yoga• Ballet with a Royal Academy of Dance

Registered Teacher• Table Tennis (Club)• Cross Country (Club)• Judo (Club)• Archery (Club)• Tennis (Club)

Sports

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In addition to the sports clubs, Hampton Court House has an exciting programme of clubs and societies which takes place every lunchtime and after school.

C LU BS & SOC I ET I ES

• Drama (Acting technique)• Drama (Voice work)• Chamber Choir• French Club• Fashion Club• Debating and Public Speaking• Da Vinci Club• Junior Art Club• GCSE/A Level Lunchtime Art Clubs• Duke of Edinburgh• Film Club• Charity Fundraising• Sewing Club• Cookery Club• Young Scriptwriters' Club• Young Enterprise

Clubs & Societies

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GCSE ResultsGCSE AND AS RESULTS 2016

I’m sure you will have seen the news that GCSE passes and the higher grades are down across the country. I am very glad to say that the proportion of top grades at HCH has risen significantly.

In our Year 11, 20.5% of GCSE results were A*, smashing last year’s record and a long way above the national average of 6.4% and 42% were A* or A grades compared to 21.7% nationally.

Repeating last year’s feat, 100% of the grades in English Language were A*-B. 56% achieved the A* and A grades. Once again the scale of this achievement can only really be seen when compared to the national average of 13.7%. Furthermore, 50% of students achieved the A* and A grades in English Literature.

Languages led the haul of A* grades; 54% of the grades in French and 50% of the Spanish grades were A*. Maths and Science are also celebrating some very high results for Year 11 with 38% A* in Biology, 38% A* in Physics, 25% A* in Chemistry, 22% in Computing, and 22% in Mathematics. In addition half of Year 10 took GCSE Mathematics a year early and 50% of them got an A*.

Moving on to higher level qualifications. At AS level, over a quarter of the grades were A. 80% of the Ad Maths candidates achieved A grades. Please note that A* grades are not available at either AS level or in Ad Maths.

Although our first set of full A level results are not due until next year, five have been taken early resulting in an A*, two As, and two Bs.

Particular mentions should go to:

• Torin, Y12, A* in A level Maths, A in A level French and A, B in his AS levels;

• George, Y11, for achieving eleven A* grades and an A in Ad Maths;

• Oscar, Y11, for achieving eight A* grades, two A grades and an A in Ad Maths;

• Elyce, Y11, for achieving the following grades: A*, A*, A*, A*, A, A, A, A, A, A;

• Mahdi, Y11, for A in A level French, A in Ad Maths and six A*-A grades at GCSE;

• Gerard, Anaïs, and Inigo, Y10, for each achieving A in AS level French and A*/A in GCSE Maths.

I’m sure you will all join me in congratulating all the students who took exams this year. They have worked hard and have some results of which they can be proud.

Faithfully,

Jon HindDE P U T Y H E A D

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The safeguarding of children is the responsibility of everyone within the Hampton Court House

community. We ask if anyone sees or witnesses anything which compromises our commitment to safeguarding children that this be brought swiftly to the attention of a member of The Safeguarding Team.

We recognize that the impact of abuse (whether emotional, neglect, physical or sexual) can have lifelong consequences in terms of an individual’s self-esteem and/or the ability to form trust-filled relationships in later life. We actively promote an ethos which places a safeguarding culture at the very heart of Hampton Court House.

The School will therefore:

• Establish and maintain an ethos where all children feel secure and are encouraged to talk and are always listened to.

• Ensure that all children know there is an adult in the school whom they can approach if they are worried or in difficulty.

• Include across the curriculum (and through PSHE / Life Skills / Perspectives Tutorials and Assemblies) opportunities which equip our children with the skills they need to stay safe from harm and to know whom they should turn to for help.

All teachers are trained in child protection on a regular basis. In addition, awareness training takes place through-out each term on a rolling programme. The Safeguarding Team receive higher levels of training to support their role in decision-making and liaising with outside agencies, including children’s services and the police. Senior staff are also trained in safeguarding relating to safer recruitment.

If you are concerned about a child’s welfare, please record your concern, and any observations or conversation heard, and report to a member of the Safeguarding Team as soon as possible the same day. Do NOT conduct your own investigation.

If your concerns relate to the actions or behaviour of a member of staff (which could suggest that he or she is unsuitable to work with children) then you should report this in confidence to the Headmaster (or to the Chair of Governors if the concern relates to the Headmaster) who will consider what action to take. Alternatively, you can contact Richmond Borough’s Single Point of Access (SPA) directly on 020 8891 7969.

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and further school policies are available on our website at www.hamptoncourthouse.co.uk/policies.

T H E SA F EGUA R DI NG T EA M COM PR ISES:

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Guy [email protected]

Sarah [email protected]

Jose M [email protected]

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Term DatesSEPTEMBER 2016 – JULY 2017

I N DI V I DUA L TOU R & OPEN DAYS

For Individual Tours and Open Days please get in touch with our Registrar Carol Bradbrook on 020 8614 0857 email [email protected] or visit our website for more information.

Autumn Term 2016

Start of Term Wednesday, 7th SeptemberHalf Term Monday, 24th October – Friday, 4th November inclusiveEnd of Term Friday, 16th December

Spring Term 2017

Start of Term Tuesday, 10th JanuaryHalf Term Monday, 13th February – Friday, 17th February inclusiveEnd of Term Friday, 31st March

Summer Term 2017

Start of Term Wednesday, 19th AprilHalf Term Monday, 29th May – Friday, 2nd June inclusiveEnd of Term Friday, 7th July

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Admission & FeesTERMLY FEES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2016–2017

Nursery £4245

Reception £4365

Year 1 £4550

Years 2 & 3 £4850

Year 4 £5050

Years 5 & 6 £5205

Years 7 & 8 £5600

Years 9, 10, 11 £6000

Sixth Form £6060

Lunch for Nursery, Reception and Year 1 £315

Lunch for Years 2–6 £365

Lunch for Year 7 upwards £380

CNED (Centre National d’Enseignement à Distance)*

£621.50

HSBC personal accident insurance £6.50

Please note that all fees listed above are per term.

* CNED is available from Year 2 upwards.

All student textbooks and class readers are included within the fees.

A deposit of £1500 will be charged on the firm acceptance of a place. This is repaid upon request at the end of the summer holidays after the pupil has left, less any outstanding amounts that may be due. Leaving notice – one full term’s notice in writing is required before removal of a pupil or one term’s fees in lieu of notice.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSPECTION INCLUDE:

‘Outstanding’ behaviour and personal development of pupils.

‘This is the result of extremely well planned and well-coordinated whole-school strategies aimed at creating a nurturing ethos that places pupils’ emotional well-being at the centre of pastoral care.

‘The staff create an orderly, yet relaxed, learning environment based on mutual respect in which pupils are treated as unique individuals and can flourish.’

‘Pupils' behaviour is exemplary in and out of lessons. They combine high levels of attention and cooperation with a lively approach to learning, often buzzing with excitement.’

‘The provision for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is exemplary.’

‘OUTSTANDING’ CURRICULUM

‘The quality of the curriculum is outstanding’.

‘In the Early Years Foundation Stage … children learn through a good balance of indoor and outdoor play which they initiate and also through activities led by adults.’

‘Reading, writing and mathematical skills are taught systematically from Nursery onwards and, by the end of Year 2 and Year 6, standards are very high.’

‘From Years 1 to 4, the bilingual curriculum is constructed around a mix of lessons taught in French and in English that successfully builds pupils’ competence in both languages and their knowledge and skills across all subject areas.’

‘There are now several strengths: the provision for bilingual education in the primary department; English, mathematics, science and information and communication technology (ICT) in the secondary department; and the linguistic, aesthetic and creative areas of learning throughout the school.’

PUPILS’ ACHIEVEMENT

‘From the Nursery to Year 4, pupils develop excellent speaking, reading and writing skills in both English and French, owing to the bilingual curriculum and the expert support of multilingual staff.’

‘By the end of Reception, children achieve or exceed the expected goals in all areas of learning.’

‘The 2012 GCSE results indicate strong performance in all subjects and exceptionally high performance in art, history, ICT, psychology and Spanish.’

QUALITY OF TEACHING

‘Where the teaching is outstanding, the teacher is truly inspirational and skilfully maintains a high level of challenge throughout the lesson, enabling pupils to make exceptional progress.’

‘The mostly good or outstanding lessons enable pupils to make rapid progress. Teachers have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. They ask questions and plan tasks that are designed to challenge all pupils’.

‘[Teachers] communicate enthusiasm and their dynamic style helps pupils to learn at a good pace.’

‘Detailed academic guidance or marking comments show pupils very precisely how they can attain the next level.’

‘Useful systems enable teachers to track pupils’ progress rigorously’.

PUPILS’ WELFARE, HEALTH AND SAFETY

‘Good provision for pupils’ welfare, health and safety ensures that pupils feel safe and well cared for.’

‘Parents and carers trust the school to keep their children safe and happy and to deal effectively with bullying.’

‘Pupils develop a strong commitment to healthy eating through the curriculum and the wide range of nutritious foods provided by the school.’

‘In the Early Years Foundation Stage, staff are deployed well to support children’s learning and welfare very effectively.’

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

‘The senior leaders communicate their ambitious vision to all staff and have directed the changes required to improve the ethos of the school and promote pupils’ outstanding behaviour and personal development.’

Ofsted inspection (June 2013)

The full Ofsted inspection report is available for download from our website www.hamptoncourthouse.co.uk

We are delighted that Ofsted has recognised the hard work of all the pupils and staff.

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