Ofsted and SIAMS
What is SIAMS?
Every school which belongs to the Church of England is subject to a SIAMS inspection (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools), a requirement under section 48 of the Education Act 2005. A SIAMS inspection normally takes place every 5 years. Unlike Ofsted, the SIAMS inspection is focused only on the school’s vision and ethos. SIAMS inspectors explore the way in which the school works as a community: the provision the school makes because of its vision, and how effective this provision is in enabling the whole school community to flourish, pupils and staff alike.
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided School, as a Church of England School, is subject to SIAMS inspections. Click here to read our latest report.
What is Ofsted?
‘Ofsted’ is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. It is an independent and impartial government department which inspects services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. Ofsted also inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people.
Ofsted’s role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and care services in England do so to a high standard for children and students.
In practical terms, for schools this is done mainly through regular inspection visits. After a visit by an Ofsted inspector a report is published which highlights the school’s current strengths and also draws attention to areas of school life which could be developed. The report is intended to help the school improve, and even the best schools can always move forwards and develop what they offer.
Click on a link below to read each school’s most recent Ofsted inspection report:
Giggleswick Primary School
Ofsted Report
The last Ofsted inspection was carried out on 27 and 28 February 2024 . Please use the link below to download a copy of the report.
Click here for further information about the school on the Ofsted Website
Hellifield Community Primary School
Ofsted Report
The last Ofsted inspection was carried out on 24/09/2024 and 25/09/2024 . Please use the link below to download a copy of the report.
Click here for further information about the school on the Ofsted Website
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted Report
The last Ofsted inspection was carried out on 20/01/2022. Please use the link below to download a copy of the report.
Click here for further information about the school on the Ofsted Website
SIAMS
The last SIAMS inspection was carried out on 28/09/2022. Please use the link below to download a copy of the report.
DFE School Performance Tables
School Performance Tables as published by the DFE can be found by following this link:
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/
Parent View
Click here access Parent View. This gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think about your child’s school, from the quality of teaching to dealing with bullying and poor behaviour. The survey can be completed at any time; you don’t have to wait until the school is being inspected.
Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education) now have an online questionnaire called ‘Parent View’, which gives you the chance to tell them and us what you think about our school. Parent View asks for your opinion on twelve aspects of our school.
We have provided a direct link to Parent View questionnaire from our web site or you can access it at http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk
We encourage all parents / carers to take a few minutes to complete this valuable questionnaire.
You will need an email address and password for the simple log-in process.
This survey is not designed to receive complaints about schools. If you do have any concerns please share them with us personally so that we can try to resolve them for you quickly.
If you do not have access to a computer and would like to complete the survey, please contact the school office and we will arrange a suitable time to access a school computer.