News Autumn Term2012 “


Excellent levels of knowledge,understanding and skill are demonstrated by pupils across all ages, subjects and activities.


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Latest ISI Inspection published: ‘an excellent educational experience’


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his term the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) published the results of its most recent inspection of the School. The report confirms that the quality of education offered to the students at Mayfield is outstanding.


The report is the outcome of a rigorous four-day inspection by the ISI, which took place from the 25th to the 28th September. The inspectors have concluded that the quality of academic provision, the pupils’ personal development, and the effectiveness of the School’s governance and management all rank as ‘excellent’.


The inspectors looked in detail at each aspect of school life. The quality of teaching, the breadth and depth of the curriculum, the knowledge and understanding demonstrated by the pupils and the results in public examinations were all graded as ‘excellent’. So too were the quality of pastoral care, the quality of relationships within the classrooms and the boarding houses, and the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development displayed by the students. Both the provision of extra-curricular activities and the pupils’ achievements in those activities were offered very high praise.


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The report credits the School with first-rate provision across a diverse range of activities. For example, the inspectors remarked that, ‘Mathematical knowledge is particularly strong and is used effectively across all areas of the curriculum. Confidence in scientific knowledge and ICT is evident’, whilst at the same time noting that, ‘The pupils have exceptional creative skills, and achievement is particularly high in the artistic subjects’.


The report confirms that the quality of education offered to the students at Mayfield is outstanding.


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To read the Inspection Report in full visit www.mayfieldgirls.org/excellence


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