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CORYTON
PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY
October 2011
Please
find attached a summary report from the Governing Body of Coryton
Primary School, of the work of the school during the academic year
2010/11. The full report is available from school on request. Should
parents wish, a meeting at which the report can be discussed, will
be held on Monday 7th November at 6pm. However parents should
complete and send in to school the accompanying form to request this
meeting. A meeting will not take place this year should there be
less than a 5% response requesting the meeting.
The
Governing Body would like to thank the staff of the school, both
teaching and non teaching, for all their hard work during 2010/11
and to congratulate them once again on the high standards of
achievement and provision. Over the past two years the school has
attracted a large number of new pupils which has seen the numbers on
roll increase significantly and therefore have a positive financial
effect on the school.
A
large part of the success of the school arises from the quality of
relationships between the school and parents, and the support which
parents give to Mr O’Connell and his team. The Governors would like
to thank parents for their contribution to this very happy and
successful school.
CORYTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Governing Body’s Annual Report to
Parents
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The Governing Body
The Governors’
aims for the school reflect their concern for the welfare of
pupils and the provision of a secure, caring environment where
positive attitudes and values are nurtured. Details of the full
Governing body can be found in Appendix 1. |
Standards of
Achievement
Pupils continue
to achieve good standards across the curriculum. Details of End
of Key Stage results are included as Appendix 2. The results
have led us to again prioritise Numeracy, Literacy and
Assessment on the 2011-12 School Improvement Plan. |
Foundation Phase
Pupils in the
age group 3-7years now follow a Foundation Phase curriculum
which allows children to learn in a less formal, child centred
way which helps develop independence, thinking, autonomy and
personal and social skills. |
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Curriculum 2008
At Key Stage 2
the curriculum is being developed which focuses on the
development of skills set within meaningful contexts for
learning. This curriculum is being designed to develop the
thinking, communication, mathematical and ICT skills of our
learners. |
S.E.N.
During the
academic year 2010/11 23.5% of
children received support for Special Educational Needs at
School Action or School Action+.
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Attendance
The school is
required to set annual targets to improve attendance. WAG has
set a national target of 95% attendance for all schools. The
school’s attendance figures usually hits this target. Full
details of attendance in 2010-11 can be found in Appendix 4. |
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Budget
A large number
of new pupils have been attracted to the school. This has had a
positive effect on the school’s finances which has seen a
significant increase in the amount of money spent on resources
for the children. It has also enabled the Governing Body to
forecast a stable staffing scenario over the next 3 years.
Full details
of the out-turn of expenditure can be found in Appendix 3. |
Staffing
Staffing has remained settled in the school and more
teaching assistants have been employed to support the Foundation
Phase, develop learning and work with pupils with individual
needs.
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Wider Learning Experiences
During 2010/11
the children experienced a wide range of learning activities.
These included educational visits and workshops, visiting
speakers, music and drama, sports coaching and storytelling
sessions. The children have visited museums, galleries, science
venues, and attended sporting events. They contribute to sharing
their learning experiences with the wider community through
Newsletters.
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Buildings and Maintenance
During 2010-11
the following improvements were made:
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Walls painted
in Junior entrance
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2 Support
Rooms painted
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Offices/Staffroom Painted
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Nursery
Painted
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Door
Maintenance Completed
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Carpentry
work completed in offices/support rooms/classrooms
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Nursery
Toilet
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Nursery
Shelter side panel erected Year 4/Year 5 classrooms painted
(See below for further Buildings/Maintenance)
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Community Links
The school has
fostered links with the following during 2010/11:
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Local Church
groups
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GE Healthcare
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Whitchurch
Library
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Whitchurch
High School
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Local
Supermarkets
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Local
Florists
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Careers Wales
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Colleges/UWIC
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Whitchurch
AFC
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Road Safety
Team
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Community
Police Officers
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Whitchurch
AFC
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Links with
schools from Germany,Francex2,Hungary and Finland as part of
Comenius Project
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Wrap Around Care
In response to
parental enquiries at an earlier AGM the Governing Body
successfully applied for funding in 1998 to set up an After
School Club called FUNZONE. The club has been running
successfully for ten years between 3:30 and 6:00 pm every school
day, and is run by qualified Playworkers. A maximum 48 children
can be accommodated.
Both Breakfast
and After School Clubs have focussed on healthy eating in the
last year.
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Pupil Voice
The school Eco
Committee continued to meet and discuss ways of improving the
environment and saving energy. They played a significant role in
the renewal of our Green Flag. The School Council ratify the
School Rules created by Year 6 pupils. The School Council lead
their own Peer to Present Assembly on a fortnightly basis. |
Home/School Links
Meetings for
parents during the year have included termly Open Evenings,
Curriculum meetings and Welcome Evenings. In addition parents
have been invited to attend class assemblies, Harvest Festival,
Christmas Carol Service and concerts, St David’ s Day concert,
Sports Day and the Leavers’ Service. |
P.T.A
The Governing
Body wish to thank The Parents and Teacher Association which
again worked tirelessly to organise events in order to raise
funds for the school and add to the wider experiences that our
children receive. Money raised in 2010/11 has been used to
purchase 16 laptops and a laptop bus. This is already having a
positive impact on pupil learning. |
Improvements made in 2010-11
Financial Year
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Painting
HT office
Admin office
Staffroom
Main Entrance
Junior Entrance
Nursery
SEN Room 1
Junior Corridor
(Mr Stanton) |
Carpet
HT office
Main Entrance
Junior Entrance |
Tiling
Year 5
classroom
(Mr Stanton) |
Doors
All external
doors checked and maintained
Yr 2 Fire door
repaired
(Mr Stanton) |
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Outside area
Storage
Sheds
Paul’s Garden
Plants
Panels painted
Pirate ship and
shelter painted
Netball pitch
marked
Yr1/2 fence
erected
Sand pit built
Orchard trees
planted |
Heating
Boiler dipped
Pump repaired
Pressure panel
box replaced
Panel system
installed |
Plumbing
External pipe
repaired
Yr 1 sink
unblocked
Toilet cistern
fixed to wall
Toilet seat
replaced
Thermostat
repaired
(All Mr
Stanton) |
Furnishing
Desk admin room
Carpentry admin
room
Storage in all
classrooms
Book cases in
library
Book cases in
Junior corridor
Storage in
nursery
Storage in J2
Coat hooks
(All Mr
Stanton) |
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External Floor
Rubber flooring
Nursery/Yr1
Gaps in
concrete filled (Mr Stanton)
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SEN Room 2
Partition wall
erected and door hung (Mr Stanton) |
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Electrical
Double Socket
in admin office |
A huge amount
of work has gone into improving and maintaining the building with
relatively small resources.
Mr Stanton, the school
Caretaker, has recently moved into the School House and has made a
huge contribution to the internal improvements to the school
building.
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 The
Governing Body
Appendix 2
Targets and Results for KS1 & KS2 2010-11
Appendix 3
Out-turn of expenditure 2010-11
Appendix 4
Attendance figures 2010-11
Appendix 5 Term
time dates for 2011-12
APPENDIX 1
CORYTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
THE GOVERNING BODY 2010/11
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Role |
Name(s) |
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Chair
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Mr M.
Jones-Pritchard |
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Vice
Chair
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Mrs N.
Evans |
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Parent
Governors
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Mrs T
Gibbon
Mr. M.
Littlejohns
Mrs J
Lubienski
Mr D
Jones
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Teacher
Governors |
Mr S.
O’Connell (Head Teacher)
Mrs P.
Cosby
Mrs C.
Lloyd (Observer)
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Staff
Governor (Non Teaching)
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Miss E.
Thompson |
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LEA
Appointees |
Mr M.
Jones-Pritchard
Mrs N
Evans
Mr L
Weekly
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Co-opted
Community Governors |
Dr M
White-Cooper
Rev S.
Baker
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Clerk to
the Governors |
Mr B
Andrewartha |
APPENDIX 2
TARGET SETTING / END OF KEY STAGE
RESULTS :
2011 Coryton Primary School
Parents may
be aware that the Government has set National targets for
achievement, and now requires Local Education Authorities and
individual schools to set their own respective targets for the core
areas.
Targets set
for 2010/11 and actual results achieved were as follows:
KEY STAGE 1:
Percentage
(%) of pupils targeted to achieve Level 2+ in :
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Subject |
Target |
Actual Results |
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English |
64% |
78% |
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Mathematics |
72% |
82% |
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Science |
68% |
85% |
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All Core Subjects |
64% |
74% |
KEY STAGE 2:
Percentage
(%) of pupils targeted to achieve Level 4+ in:
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Subject |
Target |
Actual Results |
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English |
79% |
91% |
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Mathematics |
89% |
78% |
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Science |
89% |
91% |
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All Core
Subjects |
79% |
78% |
Targets
for Summer 2012
KEY STAGE
1 :
Pupils
achieving L2 + in all core subjects will be set at the end of
November 2011.
KEY STAGE
2:
Pupils
achieving L4+ in all core subjects: 88%
APPENDIX 4
ATTENDANCE FIGURES FOR SCHOOL YEAR
2010-11
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Attendance Target 2010/11 |
95% |
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Actual
Attendance 2010/11 |
96.1%
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Authorised Absence |
3.9% |
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Un-authorised Absence |
0% |
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Attendance Target 2011/12 |
96.0% |
APPENDIX 5
TERM TIME
DATES 2011-12
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Term |
Begin |
Half Term
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End |
School Days
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Autumn Term
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Monday 5 Sept 2011 |
Monday 24 Oct 2011
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Friday 28 Oct 2011
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Tuesday 20 Dec 2011
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72 days |
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Spring Term
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Tuesday 3 Jan 2012
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Monday 13 Feb 2012
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Friday 17 Feb 2012
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Thursday 5 April 2012 |
63 days |
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Summer Term
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Monday 23 April 2012
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Monday 4 June 2012
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Friday 8 June 2012 |
Friday 20 July 2012
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59 days
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INSET Days
will take place on the following dates:
Monday 5th
September 2011
Tuesday 6th
September 2011
Thursday 9th
February 2011
Friday 10th
February 2012
Friday 20th
July 2012
Two further
INSET Day dates have yet to be confirmed but will take place in the
Summer Term 2012. Should the school have to close during the winter
due to snow one or both of these further INSET Days will not take
place.
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