Leatherhead Lodge Inspection
Ofsted - December 2009
The following is a summary of the main findings of an Ofsted inspection in December 2009.
Downsend School, Leatherhead Lodge meets its aims exceptionally well. The quality of education provided, in both the Early Years Foundation Stage and Year 1, is outstanding. Within a vibrant and positive atmosphere, children develop confidence and are keen to learn. ‘I like school the most’, stated one little boy. Curricular provision is outstanding, as are teaching and assessment overall, so that children make outstanding progress. The children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding and arrangements for safeguarding and for ensuring their welfare, health and safety are good.