St Crispin's School, Wokingham

A popular, successful schoolSt. Crispin’s is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive that in July 2013 was described by OFSTED as “good” with “outstanding” features. We have a strong focus on the basics: excellent learning and teaching, a safe disciplined environment and an ethos which promotes the highest aspirations. We are a high-achieving school as our staff work exceptionally hard to get the best possible results for every student. We have an outstanding pastoral care system in place and are immensely proud of our record of being an inclusive school. We understand the importance of building positive relationships between staff, students and parents. We have a well-established senior leadership team acknowledged for its “outstanding” leadership and management by OFSTED. Turnover of staff is very low but as the school continues to grow, new appointments have been made. We have a good balance between those new to teaching and those with more experience. You will benefit from our well-developed Performance Management system and CPD programme that will reflect your ambitions. Each year there is also the opportunity for middle leaders to join the senior leadership team to further develop their management skills. We never want to rest on our laurels and always know we can do better. Academic performance is strong but there is work to do in ensuring good progress for all students. To this end we are part of the PIXL group (Partners in Excellence) which allows leaders at all levels to identify new ways of supporting all students to achieve their full potential. We collaborate closely with other local secondary schools and we have a unique strategic partnership with the world-renowned independent school - Wellington College. This provides our staff with the opportunity to share best practice.