INSPECTION REPORT

 

 

THEALE GREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
 

 
 

Theale, Reading, RG7 5DA

 
 

LEA area: West Berkshire

 
 

Unique reference number: 110065

 
 

Headteacher: Mr C Gittins

 

 

 

Reporting inspector: David Potter

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Dates of inspection: 17th – 20th September 2001

 

Inspection number: 191475

Short inspection carried out under section 10 of the School Inspections Act 1996

 

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This report may be reproduced in whole or in part for non-commercial educational purposes, provided that all extracts quoted are reproduced verbatim without adaptation and on condition that the source and date thereof are stated.

Further copies of this report are obtainable from the school. Under the School Inspections Act 1996, the school must provide a copy of this report and/or its summary free of charge to certain categories of people. A charge not exceeding the full cost of reproduction may be made for any other copies supplied.

 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL

 

Type of school: Comprehensive

School category: Community

Age range of students: 11 to 18

Gender of students: Mixed

 

School address: Theale

Reading

Postcode: RG7 5DA

Telephone number: 0118 9302741

Fax number: 0118 9308500

 

Appropriate authority: The Governing Body

Name of chair of governors: Mr A Hampton

 

Date of previous inspection: 4th November 1996

 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSPECTION TEAM

 

Team members

Subject responsibilities (sixth form)

Aspect responsibilities (sixth form)

1027 David Potter Registered inspector Leisure and Tourism Results & achievements

Leadership & management

11418 Donya Urwin Lay inspector   Attitudes, values & personal development

Care: advice, support & guidance

Partnership with parents and students

19096 Brian Bartlett Team inspector   Teaching
4738 David Berrisford Team inspector   Care: assessment

Leadership & management: resources

3534 Ann Braithwaite Team Inspector Physical Education Curricular & other opportunities
7808 John Blanchard Team Inspector French  
12226 Caroline Clarke Team Inspector English  
10807 Paul Quest Team Inspector Health & Social Care  
14876 Pamela Draycott Team Inspector History  
19135 Derek Ebbage Team Inspector Mathematics  
20588 Ian Hodgkinson Team Inspector Business Studies  
2785 Ken Hounslow Team Inspector Biology

Physics

 
8185 Peter Kendall Team Inspector Art  
1950 Brian Ley Team Inspector Music  
17565 John Tuey Team Inspector Computer Science  

The inspection contractor was:

Quality Assurance Consultants

The Hucclecote Centre

Churchdown Lane

Hucclecote

Gloucester

GL3 3QN

Any concerns or complaints about the inspection or the report should be raised with the inspection contractor. Complaints that are not satisfactorily resolved by the contractor should be raised with OFSTED by writing to:

The Complaints Manager

Inspection Quality Division

The Office for Standards in Education

Alexandra House

33 Kingsway

London WC2B 6SE

REPORT CONTENTS

PART A: SUMMARY OF THE REPORT 

Information about the school

How good the school is

What the school does well

What could be improved

How the school has improved since its last inspection

Standards

Students’ attitudes and values

Teaching and learning

Other aspects of the school

How well the school is led and managed

Parents’ and carers’ views of the school

 

PART B: COMMENTARY

WHAT THE SCHOOL DOES WELL

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED

WHAT SHOULD THE SCHOOL DO TO IMPROVE FURTHER?

 

PART C: SCHOOL DATA AND INDICATORS

PART D: THE SIXTH FORM

RESULTS AND STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES, VALUES AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

TEACHING AND LEARNING

CURRICULAR AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS

THE SCHOOL’S CARE FOR ITS STUDENTS

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SIXTH FORM

PART E: THE STANDARDS AND QUALITY OF TEACHING IN AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM, SUBJECTS AND COURSES IN THE SIXTH FORM

 

to Part A

 

 

 

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