Hempshill Hall Primary School

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name = Hempshill Hall Primary School


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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mrs Helen Ridge
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chair = Mrs Barbara Williams
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street = Armstrong Road, Bulwell
city = Nottingham
county = Nottinghamshire
country = England
postcode = NG6 7AT
LEA = City of Nottingham
ofsted = 122493
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enrollment = 401
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 3
upper_age = 11
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website_name = The Hempshill Hall Primary School is a primary school in Bulwell, Nottingham that is situated within, and serves, the surrounding estate of Hempshill Vale. The current Headteacher is Helen Ridge. The School is part of a family of schools in the Basford area of Nottingham. The academic attainments have been achieved despite pupils' socio-economic circumstances being unfavourable.

Academic standards

In the May 2006 Ofsted inspection the school was rated "Good", point two on a four point scale, and described as "Hempshill Hall is a good school with some outstanding features.". A Grade 1 "Outstanding" assessment was made of:
* How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
* How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
* How well are learners cared for, guided and supported? [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=281279&providerCategoryID=4096&fileName=\school\122\s5_122493_20060612.pdf "Hempshill Hall Primary School"] , Ofsted, 12 June 2006]

The school is highly unusual for a British primary school in that it teaches Spanish. [ [http://www.seycc.gob.mx/hablame/english/hempshill.htm "Hempshill Hall Primary School"] , Proyecto 'Hablame' Mundi, Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila, "accessed 22 December 2007"]

A Year in the Life

From January 2004 to January 2005, year 6 children and staff produced a notable video entitled 'A year in the life of Hempshill Hall School', to celebrate the school's 30th year. [ [http://www.creative-partnerships.com/projects/140880/?version=1 "A Year in the Life of Hempshill Hall Primary and Nursery School"] , Creative Partnerships, "accessed 22 December 2007"]

Drugs education

Fifty year six children from the school took part in a drug awareness CD, in March 2004, that was distributed throughout Nottinghamshire. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20674021_ITM "Kids join the drugs battle"] , Nottingham Evening Post, 13 March 2004]

Notable staff

The school was previously served by long standing headteacher Helen Marcia Puckey (known as Marcia), who was Britain's longest-serving school head when she retired in summer 2005, and was awarded the OBE, in recognition of her ‘services to education’ in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2006. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12205129_ITM "Seeing in new year with a gong"] , Nottingham Evening Post, 31 December 2005] [ [http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1675536,00.html "New Year honours in education"] , The Guardian, 31 December 2005] In May 2006 Marcia Puckey temporarily took charge at the Haydn Primary School after its then headteacher, Jim Green, resigned his post after the critical report from Ofsted inspectors. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/4985324.stm "Parents upset at special measures"] , BBC News, 16 May 2006]

Published report

* Joyce, B. and others. (1997) Inquiring and Collaborating at an Exemplary School. Educational Leadership, May 1997.::Describes Hempshill Hall Primary School. The curriculum is organised around related concepts, not topics. The performance of students on a national assessment was almost double the national average. [ [http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/linkages/Curriculum/curriculum_literature.html "Curriculum Integration - A Sample of Literature"] , Board of Studies, New South Wales Government, "accessed 22 December 2007"]

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/primary_schools/html/892_2170.stm BBC News league tables]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfepx1_04.pl?School=8922170&Mode=Z&Type= DfES Information]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=122493&providerCategoryID=4096 Ofsted Information]

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External links

* [http://www.nottinghamschools.co.uk/nottsschools/cityschoolsearch.aspx Local Education Authority official site]