Pipers Corner School - Excellent In All Areas - ISI 2023

Following the School’s Focused Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in March, we are delighted to share the outcome with you.

The School was judged to be fully compliant with all the required standards according to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014.

In the Educational Quality Inspection – We are extremely proud indeed to share that the School has been awarded the highest possible grade of ‘Excellent’ both for pupils’ academic and other achievements and for their personal development.

The key findings were as follows:

The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent

· Pupils are eloquent communicators and attentive, respectful listeners. They are confident and articulate speakers, skilful at expressing their views and opinions

· Pupils have outstanding attitudes to learning; they are naturally inquisitive and curious with a strong desire to learn

· Pupils make excellent progress from their starting points

· Pupils have strong study skills, demonstrating excellent abilities to hypothesise, synthesise and analyse

· Pupils’ aesthetic and creative skills are excellent

The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent

· Pupils of all ages demonstrate high levels of self-confidence, self-discipline, and resilience

· Pupils have an excellent awareness of how to stay safe and keep healthy

· Pupils make outstanding contributions to their own community

· Pupils have a high level of moral understanding, demonstrating a keen sense of right and wrong

We are absolutely delighted with the outcome of this report and the comments within it as it reflects the values and dedication which lie at the very heart of our community and which are shared by students, staff, Governors and parents alike. As always, our students proved themselves to be exceptional ambassadors for the School during the inspection: confident and forthright in their views and engaged and independent in their learning.

The report captures the vibrancy and variety of a Pipers’ education over the 14 different year groups in the School. You can read the full report here