Charmouth Primary School

Mar 22nd, 2019

Mar 10th, 2019

Mar 27th, 2018

As a parent in the village it's saddening to see what was once our local Outstanding school now struggling to gain any sort of foot hold in an area full of excellent alternative Primary School offerings within easy travelling distance. Seemingly the majority of the 'outstanding' teaching staff are still in place somewhat amazingly but a modern day dictatorship and non-existent management combined with one particularly long staff absence and associated scandal has led this former hub of educational excellence into the state it finds itself, where parents are removing their children in favour of other schools and children don't even get a break from learning in the afternoons. Sad, how the mighty has fallen. Please can we have our previously outstanding local school back, smiling children and all.
Mar 28th, 2014

I think the school has made huge progress in the last few months. No playtime in the afternoon is like juniors in nearly every other school so I don't understand the moans. Year 6 will be in for a shock when they get to secondary school if they think its all about play. The head has done a fantastic job in pulling the school up and there are some excellent new appointments of very experienced staff. At least the old mess is gone and we can look forward now. Since the Ofsted inspection, the HMI has visited in September and said, "The determination to improve, driven by the senior leaders and governors, is clearly evident in the school and underpinned by clear plans" so I really don't understand why some people are blind to the hard work the head and teachers are doing. And since when was the new head dictatorial? I have always found her to be very reasonable and cooperative. I know that people moan about not being able to take their children off school for cheap family holidays any more. Try asking permission to do that at any other local school and you'll get the same answer! Charmouth is a great school with a great future and is on the road to becoming a fantastic school again soon.
May 24th, 2013