Ofsted

All state schools are periodically inspected by Ofsted (The Office for Standards in Education). The length of time between inspections depends upon the grade that any school has received from their previous inspection. Schools that are judged as Outstanding or Good are usually not inspected again for 4 years (pre COVID). However, schools that are judged to be Requiring Improvement or Inadequate are inspected more frequently.

Ofsted will make judgements about schools in 5 main areas:

Quality of Education
Leadership and Management
Behaviour and Attitudes
Personal Development
Overall Effectiveness

Schools that have Early Years or Sixth Form provision will also receive a judgement in those areas.

Riseley was inspected in March 2024 and was graded as GOOD overall with a judgement of OUTSTANDING for Early Years Provision.

The inspectors identified the following strengths:

Pupils enjoy coming to school
Pupils behave well and are respectful of each other
The early years curriculum is particularly strong
The school has a sharp focus on teaching pupils to read
Pupils are keen learners and behave well
The school is passionate about helping pupils attend school regularly