• School Inspection Reports

    "But clay and clay differs in dignity, Whose dust is both alike." (Shakespeare)

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    Ofsted Inspection Report 2024

    Ofsted inspected the school in June 2024. The inspectors were impressed with all aspects of the school from teaching and learning, to behvaviour, curriculum and the beautiful environment inside and outside the school building. You can download the full report here.

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    Ofsted Inspection Report 2022

    Ofsted inspected the school from 1st-3rd November 2022. Although they highly praised the teaching, learning and curriculum they were not happy with the state of the school building. You can download the full report and read the headmaster's reflections from here.

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    Ofsted Inspection Report 2018

    Ofsted inspected the school at the end of January and early February 2018. They gave a glowing report into some of the many things that make Deenway special. You can download the full report here.

  • Earlier Inspections

    Between 2014-2016

    Ofsted No-Notice Inspection Follow Up 2016

    In May 2016 Ofsted returned with another surprise inspection following on from the inspection made in September 2015. The purpose of this inspection was to evaluate the school following Ofsted's findings in the previous inspection. In our view the previous inspection was flawed and not conducted in good faith. You can read about that inspection and the school's complaint in the article before this one. In this 2016 inspection however, Ofsted took an entirely different view of the school and acknowledged its high standards, pupils' confidence and levels of excellence. Ofsted agreed that the school meets all the standards required in the regulations and commented positively on the pupils, leadership and curriculum.

    The school nevertheless continued to pursue its case against Ofsted and sought a formal apology and other remedies for Ofsted's failure to inspect correctly the first time, and its failure to investigate the school's complaint properly. To date Ofsted has failed to address the issues detailed in the headmaster's letter. Read the report here.

    Ofsted No-Notice Inspection 2015

    In September 2015 the school was subjected to a No-Notice inspection. It is the school's view that the inspection was not properly conducted and the school has made an official complaint to Ofsted. Another worrying aspect of the inspection was the fact that the published report contains many factual inaccuracies which Ofsted has not corrected despite the school making them aware of the issues. You can read the inspection report together with the headmaster's official letter of complaint here.

    It is important to appreciate the political context in which this inspection took place. An excellent academic study into that context can be found here: Countering Extremism in British Schools? by John Holmwood and Therese O'Toole.

    Ofsted Inspection Report 2014

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