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The Link School
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The Link School
- Middle Deemed Primary
- Sunderland SR3 4EE
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Reading programmes are helping pupils develop their reading skills.
Success of the Curriculum: Pupils are enthused and motivated to learn, particularly in English and mathematics.
Areas Needing Improvement: Encourage key stage 3 pupils to read for pleasure and ensure more challenging work for the most able pupils.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Most pupils make good progress from their starting points, especially in English and mathematics.
Support for Falling Behind: Additional support strategies like home tuition result in rapid improvement in pupil engagement.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils' behaviour improves rapidly, showing significant progress over time.
Support for SEND Pupils: Effective support from teaching assistants ensures pupils receive the help they need within the classroom.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils say bullying is rare and they know how to stay safe, particularly online.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Staff challenge derogatory language effectively; pupils enjoy healthy meals together.
Parent Feedback: Both staff and parents believe that the school is well led and have confidence in the leaders.
Extracurricular Activities: All pupils are involved in physical outdoor education every week.
Teacher Engagement: Staff morale is high; they appreciate the high-quality training provided.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers help pupils make good progress from their starting points.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Effective professional development is improving the quality of teaching.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Sometimes teachers do not plan enough challenge for the most able pupils.
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The Link School is a Middle Deemed Primary, Co-Ed school located in Tyne and Wear, North East.
It has 125 students from age 7-14 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 6 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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I'm excited to greet you and present myself as the head teacher of the Link School.
A provider of alternative education, The Link School works with young students and their families around the City of Sunderland.
We formally became one throughout the school year in 2018-2019, which was another amazing year for Link School.
We moved from Tudor Grove to our beautifully renovated facility at Springwell Dene, which includes some amazing new facilities for all of our students, after successfully joining formally with the KS1 PRU.
The GCSE results for this year also demonstrated a trend toward improvement, with 88% of students earning a GCSE in English and 84% earning a GCSE in mathematics.
The proportion of students who graduated from the school with five or more GCSEs has grown.
As head teacher, my top priority is making sure the Link School develops further on its path to excellence.
As a mother of two girls, I am acutely aware of the value of family, and I firmly think that you and your kids, as members of our Link school family, have the fortitude and zeal to make sure that this occurs jointly.
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A provider of alternative education, The Link School works with young students and their families around the City of Sunderland.
We formally became one throughout the school year in 2018-2019, which was another amazing year for Link School.
We moved from Tudor Grove to our beautifully renovated facility at Springwell Dene, which includes some amazing new facilities for all of our students, after successfully joining formally with the KS1 PRU.
The GCSE results for this year also demonstrated a trend toward improvement, with 88% of students earning a GCSE in English and 84% earning a GCSE in mathematics.
The proportion of students who graduated from the school with five or more GCSEs has grown.
As head teacher, my top priority is making sure the Link School develops further on its path to excellence.
As a mother of two girls, I am acutely aware of the value of family, and I firmly think that you and your kids, as members of our Link school family, have the fortitude and zeal to make sure that this occurs jointly.
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 24th Feb 2025 - 28th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 24th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 5th Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 23rd Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 1st Mar 2025 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
6 : 1
Student teacher ratio at The Link School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1
