Inspection report : South Craven School , 12 – 13 March 2013 2 of 9
Information about this inspection
• Inspectors observed 45 lessons or part-lessons , taught by 43 teachers .
• They held meetings with four groups of students in the main school and with one group of sixthformers . They held discussions with members of the governing body , heads of academic departments , pastoral leaders , the special educational needs co-ordinator , and members of the senior leadership team .
• Inspectors took account of the 85 responses to the on-line questionnaire ( Parent View ) and of two letters received from parents . They also scrutinised the 35 responses to the staff questionnaire .
• Inspectors observed the school at work and considered a range of documentation , including internal and external student progress and attainment data , work in students ’ books and files , school development planning and the school ’ s procedures to enable it to gain an accurate view of how well it is doing .
• They also scrutinised minutes of governing body meetings and documentation in relation to performance management arrangements and staff training opportunities . In addition , they looked at a variety of documentation in relation to safeguarding , child protection , attendance and behaviour .
Inspection team
James Kidd , Lead inspector Barbara Waugh Mark Shenton Paul Edmondson Stephen Rodchester
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