Some Bristol schools have not been inspected for around a decade, according to the Ofsted website.
In 2012 the Department for Education ruled that schools rated ‘outstanding’ would be exempt from routine visits by Ofsted officials.
As a result, a total of three Bristol institutions have not had full inspections for 10 years or more.
They are as follows:
- Brentry Primary School, Brentry Lane, Brentry - rated ‘outstanding’ after last full inspection on February 14, 2007
- Peter and Paul RC Primary School, Aberdeen Road, Redland - rated ‘outstanding’ after last full inspection on May 19, 2009
Sefton Park Infant School, St. Bartholomews Road - rated ‘outstanding’ after last full inspection on November 12, 2008
Earlier this year, the government announced plans to scrap the exemption for ‘outstanding’ schools, according to the BBC.
Each of the Bristol schools named above was given the chance to provide a comment to Bristol Live, but none had taken the opportunity by the time this article was sent for publication.
Brentry Primary School, traditionally one of the most oversubscribed schools in the city, celebrated the opening of new classrooms in September after a multimillion-pound refurbishment.
Principal Geraint Clarke explained to Bristol Live why the school has been so popular in recent years.
As previously reported, Mr Clarke said results have been “consistently high” before going on to point to strong links with the community.
He said: “We work very closely with our families and have a very good relationship with our parents.
“I think it’s a very happy school - wherever you go, you hear laughter and the children enjoy coming to school.”
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Hartcliffe Children’s Centre, Hareclive Road, was among the establishments that had not been inspected for around a decade. In fact, Hartcliffe Nursery and Children’s Centre, Hareclive Road, received a full inspection in October 2014, when it was given an ‘outstanding’ rating. The error was based on an entry on the Ofsted website under the listing ‘Hartcliffe Children’s Centre’, which stated that a full investigation last took place in September 2010.
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