Our Vision and Values
At Bishop Ian Ramsey Church of England Primary School, our vision is to provide excellent education in a caring community that enables everyone to ‘Shine as a Light in the World’ (Philippians 2:15).
We are a Church of England school, founded on strong Christian values, which are at the heart of our daily life as a school. Our core Christian values of trust, respect, compassion and hope provide a firm foundation for a secure, caring and happy environment, where every unique member of our school family is encouraged to ‘shine their light’; using their gifts to the full to help others, to flourish in school and beyond, and to engage in life in all its fullness.
Our curriculum, wider personal development offer, relationships with families and partnerships with the local church and community are rooted in this set of values. We encourage and support all children to be happy, active and independent learners, to develop as individuals who respect themselves and others, with strong foundations that will enable them to continue to grow as good citizens and to ‘shine as lights in the world’; using their gifts to the full to help others.
Our curriculum
Pupils at our school receive a broad and balanced curriculum, which reflects our local context. We have constructed a curriculum that is ambitious and inclusive, ensuring we address key learning in knowledge and skills. Our curriculum is coherently planned and carefully sequenced, providing pupils with subject-specific knowledge which builds over time and is appropriate to their age group.
In the core curriculum (English, Maths, Science and RE), teachers have strong subject knowledge and present subject matter clearly to pupils. In the foundation subjects (History, Geography, Art etc), pupils develop their knowledge and skills through exciting, stimulating topics. These often involve visits and visitors to enhance the pupils’ learning and to help bring the curriculum to life.
Teachers recognise the need to revisit and recap and this is embedded practice at our school. They identify misconceptions accurately and provide clear feedback to check understanding and inform the next steps of teaching. Our curriculum has been constructed to allow pupils to remember and use the content they have been taught, building what we call their ‘sticky knowledge’ throughout their learning journey. Teachers use a multi-faceted approach within their classroom environment; selecting materials that enhance and support the coherently planned, carefully sequenced curriculum.
Outcomes
We are very proud of our recent results for 2024, which show that our pupils achieve above the National Average across all core areas of Reading, Writing and Maths. These results show that our rigorous approach to teaching and learning is very successful and that this has a clear and positive impact – ensuring that our pupils are ready for their next stage of learning.
Here is a summary of our 2024 results:
Early Years
Within the Reception year group, Prime Areas of Learning and Literacy and Numeracy have to be attained (Early Learning Goals) to achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD).
- Our GLD = 100%
- National Average = 67%
Key Stage 1
Statutory phonics screening takes place every year for Year 1 pupils. In addition to this, Year 2 pupils who did not pass the phonics screening the previous year are asked to resit.
- Our Year 1 phonics = 81%
- National Average = 79%
- Our Year 2 phonics resits = 100%
- National Average = 89%
Key Stage 2
Year 6 pupils take statutory tests in May, known as SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests). They take tests in Reading, English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS) and Maths. They are also teacher-assessed in English Writing. Pupils either achieve the expected standard, do not achieve the expected standard or achieve ‘greater depth’, which means they are working at a higher level than the expected standard.
- Reading = 91% (with 48% at Greater Depth)
- National Average = 74%
- English GPS = 87% (with 48% at Greater Depth)
- National Average = 48%
- English Writing = 83% (with 35% at Greater Depth)
- National Average = 72%
- Maths = 91% (with 39% at Greater Depth)
- National Average = 73%
What do Ofsted say about Teaching and Learning at our school?
In March 2024, we received a full Ofsted inspection. We are delighted to share that Ofsted judged us as a ‘GOOD’ school with ‘OUTSTANDING’ features in Behaviour and Attitudes and Leadership and Management. Here is a selection of comments, directly from the Ofsted report, about Teaching and Learning at Bishop Ian Ramsey:
- “The school has recently made huge strides in embedding an ambitious and effective curriculum.”
- “Leaders have carefully tailored the curriculums to meet pupils’ needs.”
- “Staff are well developed to deliver the ambitious curriculum. Their expertise is evident in lessons and interventions.”
- “Vocabulary is a priority, right from the early years. This contributes to how well pupils discuss their learning using correct terminology.”
- “The mixed-aged classes are well managed.”
- “Teachers know the important knowledge pupils need to remember. As a result, pupils are well prepared for future learning.”
- “Teachers provide regular opportunities for pupils to revisit prior learning.”
Contact us
We are a happy, thriving school at the heart of our community and are always interested to hear from any families that might want to join our school. If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact us. The Headteacher, Mr Mordue, is always happy to give a tour of the school and to answer any questions.
- Website: www.bishopianramsey.org.uk
- Email: admin@birmedomsley.co.uk
- Phone: 01207 560 235
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