Frankley Community High School is a small 11-16 secondary school that is right at the heart of the local community. As well as being a school we host the local City Learning Centre, public Library, Youth Service and Neighbourhood Office. On top of this our Community Manager makes sure that our facilities are used throughout the day, evening and on weekends.
We welcome all students regardless of background or ability and our aim is to bring out the best in everyone of them. Our banner statement is a simple one - Achieving Success For All - and is the driving force behind everything we do.
As a school we are committed to Learning and Teaching - expecting our students to take up the challenge to meet or beat their targets during their time with us. We want students to enjoy their lessons and take responsibility for their own learning. The Value Added achieved by our students (the difference between what they come to us with and what they leave with) is always high and puts us well into the top 5% of schools nationally.
Being a small school we can really get to know our students - celebrating their strengths and supporting their weaknesses. We work closely with both students and parents to ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed.
We have the high quality teaching staff, modern facilities and the personal approach that will turn our students into successful young adults when they are ready to leave us. We are confident that our students will find their time at Frankley Community High School rewarding, challenging, exciting and enjoyable.
School Inspection 24 and 25 June 2009
In June 2009 we were inspected by Ofsted as part of their three yearly cycle of inspections. I am pleased to say that we came out as Satisfactory overall with several Goods along the way.
Since our last inspection Ofsted have changed what they look at so that they reflect the government's focus on the National Challenge. We knew that this would mean that they'd be focusing far more on our 5 A* to C grades with English and Mathematics and far less on our excellent Contextual Value Added.
The inspection went very well and our pupils did themselves proud throughout the two days.
We have to:
Increase the proportion of pupils gaining five or more A* to C grades, particularly in English, Mathematics and Science.
Raise the proportion of good or better teaching by engaging pupils more in their own learning and ensuring that marking consistently informs pupils how to improve their work.
Ensure that the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including attendance, are implemented rigorously and consistently across the school.
These have been key areas of focus of the last year and we are looking forward to seeing the effect that these have had on our results when they come out in August.
Mr Jonathan Wilding
Head Teacher
