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Berkley Church of England First School
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The quality of education Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Requires Improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Requires Improvement
Early years provision Good
Previous inspection grade Outstanding
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Foundational Skills: The teaching of phonics is effective and follows a consistent approach across the school.
Success of the Curriculum: The quality of education pupils receive is improving incrementally with external support.
Areas Needing Improvement: The curriculum in some subjects does not teach pupils all the knowledge they need to know next.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Improvements are starting to emerge, but work is relatively new.
Support for Falling Behind: Additional teaching for pupils who need to catch up in key stages 1 and 2 is helping them.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are not always supported to adhere to the high expectations at social times, leading to some unkindness.
Support for SEND Pupils: Teaching is not consistently effective, and it takes too long to adapt teaching or provide sufficient practice.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Staff know how to refer any concerns about pupils’ well-being or those who may be at risk of harm.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Some minor improvements need to be made to strengthen record-keeping and training requirements.
Parent Feedback: The report mentions that parents can use Ofsted Parent View to give feedback.
Parental Involvement: Parents are involved through activities like farmers’ markets and charity work.
Extracurricular Activities: Extra-curricular activities, clubs, visits, and visitors broaden pupils’ experiences well.
Outdoor Facilities: Pupils enjoy learning outside and serving the local community.
Teacher Engagement: Staff morale is typically high, and there have been major reorganisations.
Impact on Student Progress: Some teaching is not adapted well enough to deal with pupils’ misconceptions or provide sufficient practice.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Recent changes to staff’s curriculum roles and responsibilities are ensuring a better curriculum design.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Most subject curriculums identify what pupils should know and by when, but there are weaknesses in the implementation.
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Berkley Church of England First School is a Primary, Co-Ed, Church of England school located in Somerset, South West.

It has 97 students from age 5-9 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 20 : 1.

This school rated Requires Improvement by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Our website's goal is to serve as a resource for information. Parents can view pictures of their children's school activities as well as news and information. Berkley C of E First School is dedicated to being a place where each child enjoys attending, each member of staff enjoys working and each parent feels justly proud of the school's achievements. The expression 'Each child is my child' summarises the school's approach: We want each child to be cherished, supported, listened to, challenged, stimulated and indeed corrected, as we would want for our own offspring. 99 students between the ages of four and nine are served by the school. The age range served by our four-class school is five years old. Rabbits, Squirrels, Badgers, and Owls are the different classes.
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Phase of Education Primary Primary Primary
Type Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools
Snobe grade
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Ofset report Requires Improvement Good Good
Age range 5-9 3-11 4-9
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 20.5 25.8 23.9
Proficient Math - 108 -
Proficient Read - 109 -
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 1st Sep 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
20 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Berkley Church of England First School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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