King David Primary School

Within the Jewish ethos of this school, we aim to provide a stimulating and enriching education, both secular and religious, for all children (between the ages of 4 to 11) and will provide Jewish children with an enhanced knowledge and appreciation of their heritage, faith and doctrine as well as providing children of other faiths with a knowledge of world religions and cultures.

• To provide equality of opportunity
• To encourage self-discipline and respect for others and their environment
• To support children in achieving their highest potential by providing high quality learning within a caring environment
• To create effective relationships between the school, its parents and the community.

Mark Madeley who carried out the inspection on behalf of Ofsted focused on achievement and standards, pupils personal development and wellbeing, curriculum and leadership and management.

The report found that standards at the end of Year 6 have been consistently above average for the last five years. Parents strongly supported this, with comments such as "I am really pleased with my childs' progress at school.

This in part is due to the effective management and rigorous analysis of data carried out by senior managers to identify areas for development. Science is just one example of where teachers have identified specific focus areas to build upon, leading this year to a staggering 80% of pupils in Year 6 reaching a higher standard than that expected nationally. Childrens' work in art and music is also of a high standard.

The excellent school choir and orchestra regularly perform both within the school and beyond to great acclaim and even in the early weeks of the school year, classroom walls were adorned with bright and festive artwork.

The Report also felt that the school works well with all of its pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, providing quality individual support to help them attain beyond expectations at the end of Year 6.

King David has always prided itself in its strong Jewish ethos and the Inspector readily recognised the impact this had on pupilsabove average attendance, good behaviour and their very positive attitudes to learning.

Their personal development and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development are good and they do a great deal of work for others." Examples of this have been a concert organised by the children themselves to raise money for Africa, substantial contributions to Jewish Childs' Day and bring and buy sales to raise money for a local childrens' hospital.

The Inspector gave particular praise to the effectiveness of the Foundation Stage Children are very happy and make good progress because every day is an exciting learning experience activities are stimulating and promote childrens' independence. It was very clear that children leave foundation stage with standards that are above national expectations and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

Chair of Governors, Lauren Lesin-Davis, was delighted with the Report: An Ofsted report three weeks into the new term and with a brand new Head and Deputy Head was a daunting prospect. The excellent feedback is certainly down to the hard work and dedication put in by all staff, governors and of course the children themselves. This puts us in excellent stead of the future. Head Teacher, Rachel Roberts commented,there have been a lot of changes in the school and there are more to come with the impending new build. This Report gives us an excellent foundation to enable us to maintain the very high standards which have been recognised by Ofsted.

In his letter to pupils, Mark Madeley commented,I hope that you are very proud of all that the staff, governors and you have achieved. Your school is a really special place. Notes:

• The Ofsted Inspection was carried out at King David Primary School, Liverpool on 19 September by a single inspector, Mark Madeley

Contact Details
Rachel Rick - Headteacher
The King David Primary School
Beauclair Drive
Liverpool
L15 6XH

Tel: 0151-235-1420
Fax: 0151-738-0136
Email:
Website: www.kdpsliverpool.co.uk

King David Primary School Parent Teachers' Association
c/o King David Primary School
Chairman: Lisa Lewtas