Summary

Estyn is the regulatory body that inspects levels of standards, provision and leadership within the school setting.  Chepstow School was inspected in September 2017, which reflected the position of the school previous to this date in the 2016/17 academic year and the three years prior to this.  The school is very different since the writing of this report. 

School inspections were suspended throughout 2020 because of the pandemic, however, we at Chepstow continued our engagement with Estyn inspectors developing blended learning and looking at our approach throughout the pandemic.  We also believe that the school has made significant improvements since the 2017 report.

We are delighted to share with you the letter below where we welcomed Estyn to work with the local authority and ourselves and were subsequently removed from review.  The school welcomes a new inspection to supersede the outdated 2017 report.  However, we know that inspections will remain suspended until at least 2022. 

Letter from Estyn, January 2021

Thursday, 14 January 2021

 

Dear Parent/Carer,

We are delighted to announce that, following a progress review by Estyn in December 2020, Chepstow School was recognised as having made significant improvement and was judged to have made sufficient progress in addressing the recommendations from the 2017 inspection.  As a result, the school was removed from a list of schools requiring review.  

The review findings cite that leadership has been strengthened through new appointments to the Leadership Team and Governing Body; found success in fostering positive relationships and developing a sense of common purpose; have made valuable changes to provision; developed a wide range of beneficial partnerships and strengthened its provision for the development of pupils’ skills and the effectiveness of teaching to ensure every child receives Inspiring Learning.

We would like to thank our staff and governors for their tireless efforts to drive this significant improvement and for the support we receive from parents.  We welcome a reinspection from Estyn in due course as we are confident that the important progress will continue and will be reflected by the publication of a new report.

With best wishes

      Matthew Sims - new                                                

Matthew Sims                                                 Judith Langdon                      
Headteacher                                                   Chair of Governors

 

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Link to Estyn Website

Chepstow School | Estyn (gov.wales)