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The Hempshill Hall Primary School is a primary school in Bulwell, Nottingham that is situated within, and serves, the surrounding estate of Hempshill Vale. The current Headteacher is Helen Ridge. The School is part of a family of schools in the Basford area of Nottingham. The academic attainments have been achieved despite pupils' socio-economic circumstances being unfavourable.[1]
Academic standards
In the May 2006 Ofsted inspection the school was rated Good, point two on a four point scale, and described as "Hempshill Hall is a good school with some outstanding features.". A Grade 1 Outstanding assessment was made of:
- How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
- How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
- How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?[1]
The school is highly unusual for a British primary school in that it teaches Spanish.[2]
A Year in the Life
From January 2004 to January 2005, year 6 children and staff produced a notable video entitled 'A year in the life of Hempshill Hall School', to celebrate the school's 30th year.[3]
Drugs education
Fifty year six children from the school took part in a drug awareness CD, in March 2004, that was distributed throughout Nottinghamshire.[4]
Notable staff
The school was previously served by long standing headteacher Helen Marcia Puckey (known as Marcia), who was Britain's longest-serving school head when she retired in summer 2005, and was awarded the OBE, in recognition of her ‘services to education’ in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2006.[5][6] In May 2006 Marcia Puckey temporarily took charge at the Haydn Primary School after its then headteacher, Jim Green, resigned his post after the critical report from Ofsted inspectors.[7]
Published report
- Joyce, B. and others. (1997) Inquiring and Collaborating at an Exemplary School. Educational Leadership, May 1997.
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- Describes Hempshill Hall Primary School. The curriculum is organised around related concepts, not topics. The performance of students on a national assessment was almost double the national average.[8]
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Hempshill Hall Primary School", Ofsted, 12 June 2006
- ^ "Hempshill Hall Primary School", Proyecto 'Hablame' Mundi, Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila, accessed 22 December 2007
- ^ "A Year in the Life of Hempshill Hall Primary and Nursery School", Creative Partnerships, accessed 22 December 2007
- ^ "Kids join the drugs battle", Nottingham Evening Post, 13 March 2004
- ^ "Seeing in new year with a gong", Nottingham Evening Post, 31 December 2005
- ^ "New Year honours in education", The Guardian, 31 December 2005
- ^ "Parents upset at special measures", BBC News, 16 May 2006
- ^ "Curriculum Integration - A Sample of Literature", Board of Studies, New South Wales Government, accessed 22 December 2007
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