Ofsted gives good rating to Blessed Robert Johnson College
Wellington’s Blessed Robert Johnson College has been awarded a good rating following an inspection by Ofsted, the schools standards watchdog.
Ofsted visited the College last month and published their report this week.
In their report, the inspectors praised enthusiastic teaching and very positive relationships, which results in students who enjoy school and want to do well.
Headteacher Robert Hall was delighted with the news and said, “The Government have made no secret of the fact that Ofsted inspections have got tougher, so to have the inspectors confirm what we already thought ourselves is a massive boost to everyone at Blessed Robert Johnson College.
“We know that there is more to do. The inspectors have told us that we need to improve some aspects of teaching even further, and we’ll do that because the next time Ofsted come, we want to be ‘outstanding’”.
The college, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is currently in the planning stages of a move to a state-of-the-art campus in Priorslee where it will form the nucleus of The Holy Trinity Academy due to open in 2015.
Chair of Governors, Maggie Langdale, also welcomed the report: “The staff and students of BRJ are second to none and this inspection report is well deserved.
“Being described as ‘good’ by Ofsted provides us with a springboard for even greater achievements as we move towards an exciting future, here at BRJ and, from 2015, at Holy Trinity Academy, Priorslee.”
Councillor Paul Watling, cabinet member for Children, Young People and Families, said: “This is a good achievement for the College and it is encouraging to see that they are continuing to improve with each inspection.”
