King’s school headteacher is delighted with report despite school unrest.

Jun 25 2009 Chester Chronicle

A CHESTER school headmaster said he is ‘delighted’ with this year’s Independent Schools Inspectorate report.

This comes despite the King’s School Chester facing weeks of bad publicity after the Chronicle received numerous phone calls, e -mails and letters complaining about how the school was being run by headteacher Chris Ramsey.

Despite this the school inspectorate report did not mention any dissent between staff and pupils and instead reported: “Pivotal to this (the schools) success are the excellent relationships between pupils and between staff and pupils, which engender an atmosphere of trust and security, in which pupils’ personal development is nurtured, in many cases to outstanding levels.”

Headmaster Chris Ramsey said: “We are delighted with the inspection report which supports the outstanding teaching and learning here at King’s. The school is described as: “a civilised, empowering community, created by exemplary governance, clear direction and leadership and a committed well -qualified staff.”

The standard of education at King’s was also praised: “The curriculum offers an all-embracing, intellectually stimulating education. The richness of the high-quality, extra-curricular experience is a paramount strength of the school.”

The report however, did highlight that it needed to improve its links with parents and the outside community calling it ‘uneven’.

It said the school need to review for both voluntary service and work experience. It also said that they should implement proposed changes in the senior management structure to ensure the monitoring of teaching and learning is more effective.