REDNOCK School has received a glowing OFSTED report from an inspection of the school before Christmas.

The Dursley school was monitored by inspectors for a week from Monday, November 29.

Inspectors were very impressed with the teaching and learning at the school.

In their report they stated: "The quality of education provided by the school is good. Teaching is very good; none is unsatisfactory and some is excellent."

Headteacher David Alexander was understandably pleased to receive such good comments in the first few months of his tenure at the school.

He said: "I am delighted with the report, which clearly identifies the strengths of Rednock and its 'potential for excellence'.

"The hard work and dedication of the students and staff over many years, combined with the marvellous support from parents is plainly evident in the report.

"The school can be proud of its achievement and will continue to aim to provide the best possible education at the heart of the community."

The inspectors' report highlighted a range of areas that the school could be praised for.

It said: "Pupils learn very well and reach better standards than expected because of the very good teaching.

"Pupils' attitudes and behaviour are very good because the school has high expectations of them and fosters a desire to learn. The school listens carefully to the views of pupils and acts on them."

The supportive environment at Rednock also impressed the inspectors.

The report went on: "These good features combine to create a school which promotes high standards and has an inclusive ethos and climate in which all pupils are, and feel, valued and supported.

"This is a very caring school. It works hard to address the potential problems of a monoculture making it inclusive and welcoming so that racial harmony is good and bullying is not an issue."

Mr Alexander felt that the report helped to illustrate that the school was going from strength to strength and added that their relatively low Value Added rating in the recent school league tables had not been taken in the right context.

He said: "Our Value Added scores demonstrate that we are significantly adding value to Key Stage 3, therefore making it more difficult to add value at Key Stage 4.

"Nationally, on an A-E scale, Rednock is graded as a B when progression is looked at over the five years from Year 7 to Year 11."

BLOB Parents should receive a copy of the OFSTED report summary shortly, if they have not done so already.