Haverstock School in Camden Town gets rated by Ofsted

Haverstock School has had some good news with the latest Ofsted report meaning teachers can now hold their heads up high. Word is just in and it seems that the overall consensus is that the school has many good features with some parts being labelled as 'outstanding'.

Here are some of the main features of the Ofsted report on Haverstock Hill School;

* "Haverstock is a good school, where attainment is rising quickly and students make good progress."

* "The quality of teaching is good and an increasing proportion of lessons are outstanding."

* "The curriculum is broad, balanced and carefully tailored to meet students' diverse and challenging needs."

* "Outstanding care, guidance and support contribute greatly to students' security, enjoyment and achievement."

* "Attendance is above average and behaviour is good."

* "Students' artistic, sporting, cultural, moral and spiritual development is outstanding."

* "Students enjoy school and feel extremely safe."

* "Students are actively involved in a wide range of community activities. The school has established outstanding partnerships."

* "The head teacher provides inspirational leadership."

* "The governing body has made an outstanding contribution to the improvements that the school has made."

Sounds pretty impressive, the head teacher in particular (John Dodd) should feel very proud of his recognition and we hope the school will continue to improve.

Laura Watkins, the school's Chair of Governors, said: "This justifiably strong report shows how the school has transformed and is providing consistently good education and support to students, whose achievement is rapidly improving."

Her words were appreciated and the sentiment echoed by Camden Councillor Larraine Revah. She said, "Congratulations to Haverstock School for receiving such a ringing endorsement from Ofsted for its improvements in exam results and outstanding support for students. The school has everything in place to achieve even more in line with our ambition for every school in Camden to become good or outstanding."