ISI Inspection Report - Flipbook - Page 33
Inspection of Educational Quality
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Inspection of Educational Quality – [Senior and 6th Form – 13–19]
Preface
In addition to evaluating whether or not the school met all of the Standards for British Schools Overseas, this
inspection evaluated the quality of the school’s work, focusing on the two key outcomes for pupils:
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the quality of the pupils’ learning and achievement;
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the quality of the pupils’ personal development;
Headline judgements of educational quality include one of the ISI descriptors ‘excellent’, ‘good’, ‘sound’ or
‘unsatisfactory’. In addition, the text identifies clearly the impact of the curriculum, teaching, pastoral care,
leadership and management and boarding on outcomes for pupils.
As ISI inspections of British schools overseas are for the benefit of the pupils, inspections aim to:
provide objective and reliable inspection reports which help schools to recognise and build on
their strengths and to identify and remedy any weaknesses;
inform parents and the wider public of the quality of British schools overseas by placing reports
in the public domain;
help schools to improve the quality and effectiveness of pupils’ education.
The report refers to year groups in accordance with the system most commonly used in England.
Key findings
4.1
The quality of the pupils’ learning and achievement is excellent.
4.2
The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent.
Recommendation
4.3
The school is advised to make the following improvements:
Ensure that pupils’ achievement is enhanced by consistently providing pupils with high levels of
challenge commensurate with their abilities.
The quality of the pupils’ learning and achievement
4.4
The quality of the pupils’ learning and achievement is excellent.
4.5
The excellent attainment overall of pupils, including those with SEND and EAL demonstrates high
levels of progress and successful fulfilment of the school’s aims to prepare pupils with the skills,
knowledge and dynamism needed to succeed. Since 2019 results in GCSE, IGCSE and A level have been
consistently strong and demonstrate sustained excellent levels of attainment. At least half of GCSE
grades being awarded at level 9-7 and at least two thirds of A level grades A* to B. About threequarters of grades met or exceed targets set by external benchmarks, demonstrating excellent
progress throughout pupils time at school. Data on SEND performance reflects a powerful
performance in the core subjects such that they achieve in line with their peers and on some cases
exceed expectations. This is as a result of carefully monitored interventions for these groups, together
with high-quality small group and one-to-one support. Pupils’ attainment in the sixth form, is
consistently good, as evidenced in progress assessment data including several pupils who have scored
the top marks in Kenya and in some cases in Africa, in a number of key subjects. This is as a result of
careful strategic guidance by leaders to enable pupils to perform to the best of their abilities. Pupils’
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St Andrew’s School – Turi – Kenya – March 2022
