I am very glad and proud to come across a recent article in the EADT which extols the virtues of  Kyson County Primary (one of Woodbridge’s  excellent primary schools) despite its disappointing recent Ofsted grading of  ‘Satisfactory.’

And indeed, for those of us who have known the calibre  of Kyson’s teaching of our children over the years, ‘Satisfactory‘ sounds a most ungraciously low estimation of its worth.

An acquaintance of mine was recently -and very generously – offered a couple of weeks classroom observation by Kyson’s Head in advance of his application for teacher training.  He really liked the school and came back very impressed by its atmosphere, by the happiness of the children, and  by the quality of the teaching.

It is important for parents to recognise that a school may well be so much more than its Ofsted profile – and  that they should, like the writer of this article, go and take an informed look at the actuality for themselves.