William Gilpin, Church of England, Primary School, Pilley, Lymington, Hampshire, UK
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Dear Children                                  9 July 2007

Ofsted Inspection of William Gilpin Church of England Primary School, Lymington, SO41 5QG

Thank you for your very friendly welcome when I visited your school on the 25th and 26th June. I enjoyed talking to so many of you and hearing about your work. You told me that you go to a good school and I agree. There are many things I especially liked at your school.

  • Your headteacher, staff and the governors work hard together to make sure you get a good standard of education.
  • Teaching in the school is good.
  • All staff are helping you to become very polite, considerate and mature young people.
  • You get on very well with each other and you enjoy school.
  • You take the opportunities to attend the many clubs and activities provided.
  • You attend a school that makes you think about eating healthily and taking exercise.

Even in a good school there are things that could be even better.
  • Although you told me that you have targets to help improve your work, not everyone could remember them. I have asked your teachers to help you understand your targets and how you can be involved in improving your work.
  • Your teachers have worked hard to improve your writing and science. I have asked that they continue to give you opportunities to improve in these subjects.
  • The curriculum for Religious Education is not as well planned as it is in other subjects, so your teachers have been asked to improve the planning for RE.
  • Your parents are not always clear about what you are expected to do for homework and what is happening in the school. I have asked the school to keep your parents better informed about your homework and about school events.
I wish you well in all that you do in school and thank you again for making me feel so welcome.
Anthony Green
Lead inspector


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