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Colehill First School
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Colehill First School
- Primary
- Colehill BH21 2LZ
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| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Pupils in Reception make a strong start to their phonics learning, quickly becoming confident at segmenting words and blending sounds.
Success of the Curriculum: Leaders have designed a coherent curriculum for pupils across the school that is particularly effective in reading and mathematics.
Areas Needing Improvement: In a few subjects, leaders have not broken down the knowledge into small enough steps, causing less effective learning.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils learn well in these subjects because teaching is closely matched to the small steps of knowledge pupils need to learn.
Support for Falling Behind: Pupils who struggle to learn certain sounds get immediate support, with a sharp focus on these specific sounds.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils enjoy coming to school, collaborate well, and understand what it means to be a good learner.
Support for SEND Pupils: Teachers work well with leaders and parents to identify barriers for pupils with SEND, ensuring teaching is well-matched to their needs.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils credit their understanding for bullying being so rare at the school. They trust adults to listen to any worries.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Leaders ensure a culture of vigilance and responsibility from all staff. Staff recruitment procedures are secure.
Parent Feedback: Parents value the care and nurturing pupils receive.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers are keen to hone their skills, working collaboratively with each other and colleagues across the trust.
Impact on Student Progress: Teaching is confident and precise, especially in helping pupils learn to read well due to teachers' secure subject knowledge.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: In some subjects, leaders do not check how well the intended curriculum is being delivered, resulting in inconsistent depth of knowledge among pupils.
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Colehill First School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Dorset County, South West.
It has 151 students from age 5-9 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 24 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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Give every child a joyful, safe atmosphere where they can reach their full potential.
Encourage curiosity, a love of learning, and a desire to examine and explore in order to learn more about the world.
To enable students to acquire information, core basic skills, and the practical talents and attitudes required for the world they live in now and in the future, provide a comprehensive, balanced curriculum.
Create in our kids a sensitivity of aesthetics and a capacity for creative expression.
Encourage the development of respect, acceptance, and cooperation in our children as these traits will help them become kind and compassionate neighbours and global citizens.
Ensure that all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or ability, have equal opportunities in all facets of school life.
We value education for all aspects of our lives, not only for school.
To view a document outlining the connections between Colehill First School's core values and those outlined by the British government, click School Values and British Values.
To download a slideshow of the four British Values Characters that the students at Colehill First School chose, click here.
Children like learning at Colehill First School, which is a joyful institution.
For our kid-friendly rendition of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, click the link below.
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Encourage curiosity, a love of learning, and a desire to examine and explore in order to learn more about the world.
To enable students to acquire information, core basic skills, and the practical talents and attitudes required for the world they live in now and in the future, provide a comprehensive, balanced curriculum.
Create in our kids a sensitivity of aesthetics and a capacity for creative expression.
Encourage the development of respect, acceptance, and cooperation in our children as these traits will help them become kind and compassionate neighbours and global citizens.
Ensure that all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or ability, have equal opportunities in all facets of school life.
We value education for all aspects of our lives, not only for school.
To view a document outlining the connections between Colehill First School's core values and those outlined by the British government, click School Values and British Values.
To download a slideshow of the four British Values Characters that the students at Colehill First School chose, click here.
Children like learning at Colehill First School, which is a joyful institution.
For our kid-friendly rendition of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, click the link below.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
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| Type | Academies | Academies | Academies |
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 5-9 | 5-9 | 5-9 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
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| Student teacher ratio | 24.8 | 22.6 | 24.7 |
| Proficient Math | - | - | - |
| Proficient Read | - | - | - |
| 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 - 29th Aug 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
24 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Colehill First School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1
