From ‘special measures’ to ‘outstanding’ – head teacher praises Premier Sport
A school in Newcastle Upon Tyne which was placed into ‘special measures’ five years ago has turned a corner after being judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted inspectors. Throckley Primary School received the ‘outstanding’ grade across all four Ofsted categories including achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety of pupils and leadership and management. In achieving the ‘outstanding’ rating, Head Teacher Mrs. Julie Stuart heaped special praise on Premier Sport for working alongside her staff to deliver their sport and physical education. “We are extremely pleased with the way in which Premier Sport has worked with us to allocate the new sport premium funding across the school in order to...