Evelyn Street primary in Warrington says change in fortune is down to raising aspirations both in and beyond the classroomWhen Louise Smith first took the job of headteacher at Evelyn Street primary in Warrington in 2004,the school was in a state of decline. Results were destitute and the number of children enrolled was dropping. “There were parents who lived across the road who were choosing not to send their children here,” she says.
By 2007 Ofsted had judged the school to be good”, and four years later the schools inspectorate rated it “outstanding”. Analysis has shown that while on a national level pupils who receive free school meals are falling behind their more advantaged peers,Evelyn Street primary now tops the list of those bucking the trend.
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Source: guardian.co.uk