The Ashcombe School was last inspected by the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) in February 2008.
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This Press Release was made available following the publication of the Inspection Report:
Ofsted report praises Ashcombe
The report highlights:
- the obvious pride the pupils had in the school, and the way in which they were able to describe how all the systems operated to ensure that both they and the school knew how they were doing and what they needed to do to progress
- outstanding curriculum, and the enormous range of opportunities offered together with outstanding care, support and guidance.
- Sixth Form is outstanding in all respects.
- The inspectors had expressed an interest in advance about how the school was seeking to develop “community cohesion” and celebrate diversity, and they were very impressed by the way in which the pupils were able to describe the range of opportunities through the Language College for trips and exchanges, but also how they were raising money for Sponsor-a-Child and to bring Tanzanian students over here on the biennial exchange.
- outstanding academic standards including the KS3 CVA results for the school which were one of the highest in Surrey,
- “the school is exceptionally well led and managed”
Three-quarters of all the grades were 1 (“outstanding” / excellent”), including the improvements since the last inspection and the outstanding capacity to improve further.
The Headteacher, David Blow, said “We were pleased to receive such a glowing report, but we are not complacent, and will continue to work very hard to give all the pupils a wide range of opportunities and a really good education.”