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Head Alison Napier and her senior management team are thrilled at the outcome of the Independent Schools Inspectorate visit to the school in November 2022. This was a focused Compliance and Educational Quality inspection and the first full inspection since 2015.

Firstly, the school met all the regulatory standards for independent schools and for the statutory framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Secondly, the findings of the Educational Quality inspection were rated as excellent. ‘Excellent’ is the very highest grading that the ISI awards (and equates to the ‘outstanding’ grading used by Ofsted in its inspections).

The key findings of the inspection are that the quality of the pupils' academic and other achievements is excellent and the quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent.

The children have also visited the Houses of Parliament, completed a geography project ab-out the environment at Slindon and an art expedition at Newlands House. All of these experiences complement the curriculum we offer all of our children. To find out more please visit the school website.

Headteacher John

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Drilling down into the report further, the inspectors made the following headline judgements on pupils’ academic and other achievements

• Pupils attain very highly and make typically fast rates of progress particularly when they are actively engaged in their learning.

• Pupils exhibit advanced verbal and written communication skills.

• Pupils’ mathematical skills and knowledge are excellent.

• Pupils display exemplary attitudes to learning and achievement.

Turning to personal development, the inspectors reported

• Pupils’ academic and nonacademic achievements are outstanding

• Pupils display outstanding spiritual and moral awareness for their age.

• Pupils demonstrate an excellent appreciation of diversity.

• Pupils’ social skills are of a very high quality. They collaborate extremely well, including in the choir.

• Pupils exhibit strong selfconfidence and awareness. Mrs Napier is delighted with the outcome. ‘It is a privilege to have such wonderful children at The Prebendal School and a first-class staff team who work so hard. This excellent report is a testament to our community, and I am proud of them all”.

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