School Improvement Plan 2009-12

The purpose of the School Improvement Plan is to support the school to improve its provision for
its pupils in a way which is responsive to their needs in the context of the national improvement
agenda.

Governors and staff recognise that sustainable improvement only takes place in a culture of
aspiration where there is a shared understanding of the school’s aims and values.

To expect new initiatives to be embedded to the point where they make an identifiable impact on
pupil performance in the course of one year is unrealistic. Research and the school’s own
experience indicate that only a sustained focus on an area for improvement allows time for all
members of the school community to understand the development focus, to engage with it and
become confident in its potential to effect positive change.

For these reasons, the school improvement planning cycle has a three-year focus.

Please click here to download the 2009-12 school improvement plan [PDF].