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Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
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Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
- Primary
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH15 4AX
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Foundational Skills: Teaching foundational skills like reading, maths, and phonics is challenging and relevant, inspiring a love of learning.
Success of the Curriculum: Curriculum improvements ensure knowledge acquisition across subjects. Pupils are proud to discuss work.
Areas Needing Improvement: Focus needed for disadvantaged pupils, especially in writing.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils' books show neat work with good spelling, grammar, and punctuation, matching age expectations.
Support for Falling Behind: Staff plan pre-lessons and flexible teaching assistant support for disadvantaged pupils.
Behaviour and Attitudes: School is calm, ordered, and aspirational with strong, positive attitudes to learning.
Support for SEND Pupils: Activities are tailored to individual needs with staff discussing barriers weekly for effective support.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Safeguarding is a high priority; procedures are fit for purpose ensuring pupil safety.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Staff training and secure recruitment processes promote welfare and safety.
Parent Feedback: Overwhelmingly positive feedback; parents appreciate attentiveness and individual treatment of children.
Parental Involvement: Workshops and partnerships with local centers help parents support their children.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers work cohesively in small teams to design lessons meeting pupils鈥� needs.
Impact on Student Progress: Morning pre-lessons and tailored support improve disadvantaged pupils' progress.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: High-quality teaching reflected in pupils鈥� well-presented work and adherence to age-specific spelling and grammar standards.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Disadvantaged most able pupils still need gains to achieve full potential.
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Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Dorset County, South West.
It has 378 students from age 3-7 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 23 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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Everyone is made to feel welcome at Twin Sails, and each person is given consideration and respect. The finest version of themselves in everything they do is promoted in our children. Our staff has high standards for every child and works hard to make sure they acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to mature into independent, resiliant, and creative adults. Every kid at Twin Sails is cherished for their individuality and is at the centre of all we do. It is a pleasant, loving, and energetic school. With Hamworthy Park Junior School, Twin Sails forms the Harbour View Federation. To ensure that our children have a smooth Primary education from a nursery through Year six, both schools are collaborating more closely than ever. Both institutions are a part of the Hamwic Trust, which they collaborate with for the Hillary Partnership. Our website, we hope, paints a clear image of our philosophy and how beautiful life is at Twin Sails! Our school is joyful and alive, and every opportunity is taken to give our precious kids the greatest care and education possible.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Academies | Academies | Academies |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
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C+
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C-
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 3-7 | 7-11 | 3-7 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 23.4 | 20.5 | 23.9 |
| Proficient Math | - | 103 | - |
| Proficient Read | - | 104 | - |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
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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 | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
23 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1
