Independant Schools' Inspectorate – Inspections of Claires Court Schools

The Independent Schools' Inspectorate (ISI) is the independent inspection arm of the Independent Schools' Council, recognised by the Department of Education and Skills and monitored by Ofsted. We were inspected at both secondary (Sixth Form, Claires Court and the Senior Department of the College) and primary (Ridgeway and the Nursery, Lower School [Infants] & Junior Departments of the College) levels during the week beginning Monday 11 March 2002. The full reports are available on the ISI website, www.isinspect.org.uk, and separately on our own website, www.clairescourt.com.

Main Findings of the Primary ("Senior Schools") Report

Overall Summary

This is a good school, which serves its pupils well.

What the School Does Well

The school's main strengths are:

  • Pupils attain good standards and make good progress in their learning. They achieve good results in public examinations.
  • Pupils are well motivated to learn.
  • Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) are well supported.
  • The quality of teaching is good and often very good.
  • The comprehensive assessment and marking policies contribute well to pupils' progress.
  • Communication with parents is very good and parents give the school strong support.
  • The principals and staff are committed to the school's success and treat one another with respect.
  • The provision for pupils' personal development is good.
  • The school offers a rich and extensive choice of extra-curricular activities.

We had four areas of school life that required further development; these recommendations, and our response to them, can be found on our website, alongside the original report.

Full results sheets showing our public examination performance (at A2, AS, GCSE and KS3, KS2, KS1) are available from the Registrar or School Secretary during visits. These – and much more besides – are also published in the full chronicle of our achievements, the Court Circular, our school magazine. This is published in a number of editions each year, and includes a separate results issue (usually published at Christmas).

Sixth Form results at A2 & AS Levels and onward destinations, 2005

Average points per candidate at A2 and AS = 275.2

Candidates Subjects passed Destination/University Course studying
Matthew Blake English, Psychology, Media Studies, AS Photography Oxford Brookes Commerce, Media & Culture
Sam Brown History, PE, Psychology, AS Drama UWIC Sport & Exercise Science
Gregory Burgess Chemistry, Physics, Geography, AS Photography Nottingham Chemistry &Management
Jonathon Bushnell Photography, Media Studies, Business Studies Southampton & Business Marketing
Tahnee Canon ICT, AS Biology, AS Chemistry, AS Photography Brighton Equine Orthopaedics
Carl Corcoran Geography, PE, Photography UWIC Sport & Exercise Science
Simon Dale-Lace Biology, Chemistry, Geography, AS Physics Birmingham Geology
Hayley Ditchburn French, History, Art, AS Photography Bournemouth Art Foundation
Mark Drummond PE, Psychology, Business Studies, AS Sociology UWE, Bristol Business Studies
James Emmanuel English, Photography, Media Studies, AS History Glamorgan Media Production
Jamie Gillespie Chemistry, PE, Photography, AS Physics Reading Chemistry
Phillip Groves English, Geography, History, AS Psychology Salford Military History
Jack Gurney English, Business Studies, AS Psychology UWE, Bristol Business Studies
Ben Halls Drama, Music, Psychology, AS Chemistry, AS French London South Bank Clinical Psychology
Alexander Hatfield Art, AS Chemistry Bournemouth Art Foundation
Alex Jenkins Biology, Chemistry, Physics, AS History Southampton Zoology
Shiori Kohata Maths, Japanese, Art, AS Chemistry University, Japan Literature
Daniel Kohler English, Drama, Art, AS Music Lincoln University Media Production
Mohameddo Kosaka Maths, Chemistry, Japanese, AS Physics Applying this year -
Stuart Mancey Chemistry, Geography Gap Year Sailing Instructors' Course
Shane Manjelo Biology, Chemistry, Business Studies Birmingham Chemistry
Andrew Milner Art, Photography, Psychology Portsmouth E-Commerce
Samuel Mitson Geography, PE, Media Studies, AS Photography Portsmouth Architecture
Charlotte Moore Art, Psychology, Media Studies, AS Photography Lincoln University Media Production
Lauren Murtagh English, Drama, Media Studies Gap Year Media Production
Jason Ouston PE, Photography, Psychology UWIC Sports Development
Harriet Parnis Geography, PE, Psychology, AS English Exeter Psychology
Niels Pedersen English, Law, Business Studies, AS French Kingston Law
Oliver Plant Biology, Geography, PE Gap Year Coaching Rowing
Francesca Sadd Art, Photography, Psychology, AS Business Studies Bournemouth College of Art Art Foundation
Claire Spencer-Jones Maths, Music, Photography, Psychology Leeds Popular & World Music
Ruth Statham History, Psychology, Law, AS English Bristol UWE Psychology
Michael Surlis Spanish, PE, Psychology, AS History UWIC Psychology
James Sutherland Geography, Photography, Art, AS PE BCUC Art Foundation
Matthew Walters Geography, PE, Photography Northumberland Surveying & Built Environment
Amy Ward English, Drama, Media Studies Employment -
Matthew Wardle PE, AS Psychology, AS Media Studies UWIC HND Sports Coaching
Alexander Watkins History, Psychology, Law, AS Chemistry Sheffield Law
Edward Wilding English, History, Psychology, AS French, AS Drama Leicester English
Anthony Wingrove PE, Business Studies, AS Biology, AS Chemistry - -
Steven Young Maths, Biology, Chemistry, AS Physics Birmingham Biochemistry
Paul Zeun Biology, Chemistry, PE, AS Physics Brighton & Sussex Medical School Medicine
 
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