Swaffield Primary School
Headteacher : Mrs C H Lilley
Governors’ report to parents
February 2010
Introduction from Lindsay Hopkins, Chair of the governors
It is always a pleasure to boast about Swaffield School and this is another opportunity to do just that. Many years
ago we used to produce a huge report for parents, and then meet in a formal meeting so that we could tick the
statutory box of sharing information with parents. But this system did not really work as we had little or no
interaction from you the parents, most probably due to the nature of the meeting. Luckily for all, those days are
over. Instead we are simply producing this report and inviting you to attend a gathering before the next main
governors’ meeting to give you the opportunity to ask anything you want from any of the governors in a friendly
and informal environment. The meeting will be held on Wednesday 3 March 2010 at 5.30pm. If you cannot make
it, you can simply e-mail me and organise a coffee and a chat prior to school starting in the morning. Also, you
can always contact one of the parent governors (please see the list below) if you want to talk about anything to do
with the governing body, or have any concerns that you want to raise (contact details are at the very end of this
report).
The governing body is made up of parents, teachers, members of Wandsworth Borough Council and volunteers. I
am proud to say that Swaffield is lucky to have a full governing body which holds a reputation for commitment
and a focus on success. The role of a governing body is to be the critical friend to the school and to interface
with the senior management, teachers and support staff across every aspect of school life. We are expected and
we do ask questions on performance, progress and the development of the school on a regular basis. Most
governors are linked with a subject in the curriculum and take part in one of the many sub-committees set up to
help monitor and manage the Swaffield school improvement plan, which is in effect the business plan of the
school.
Swaffield has always been committed to being a genuine community school with a broad based curriculum. While
results and statistics have their place in any school (and as you will see in this report, our results are improving
every year), the key focus is for every child who comes through Swaffield to experience a rich, varied and
enjoyable journey in every year that they spend here. We stand by the concept of education in its broadest
sense.
For your information, here is a list of all of the governors:
Name
Category
Sub-committee
Link subject
Lindsay Hopkins (Chair)
Community governor
Finance
Chair
Jon Cox (Vice Chair)
Parent governor
Finance
Vice Chair
Claire Clay (Vice Chair)
Local authority governor
Curriculum
Vice Chair
Chris Lilley
Head teacher
All committees
Denise Shires
Deputy head teacher
All committees
Henry Pugh
Local authority governor
Finance
Sean Gay
Local authority governor
Finance
James Franklin-Adams
Parent governor
Finance
Lesley Middleton
Advisor
Finance
Julie Atkinson
Parent governor
Finance/Performance and standards
Assessment/Early years
Sharon Worthington
Community governor
Performance and standards
Maths
Liz Love
Parent governor
Performance and standards/Curriculum
Arts/Early years
Max Griffin
Parent governor
Curriculum
ICT/Science/Education welfare
Dawn Hart
Community governor
Curriculum
SEN/Inclusion/Community
Cohesion/Recruitment
Debbie Nejand
Staff governor
Curriculum
Teresa Tobin
Staff governor
Curriculum
Sally Calder
Staff governor
Curriculum
Roy Yatali
Parent governor
Curriculum
To be agreed
Jayne Harding
Local authority governor
To be agreed
To be agreed
Clare Stilgoe
Associate governor
Child protection
English/PE
And here is a list of the staff at the school:
Year
Teachers
Class
Teaching Assistants
SEN Support
Staff
6
Mr Jeffries-Hill (KS2 co-ord) (Maths)
2A
6
Miss Bean
2C
6
Miss Cope (KS2 co-ordinator) (English)
1H
5
Mr Scott
2D
5
Mr Hoyle (PHSE)
2E
4
Miss Goodman (Design & technology)
1E
4
Mrs Naldrett (Science)
1F
3
Mr Myers (PE)
1B
3
Miss Hopkinson (Ecology/geography)
1D
2
Mrs Saeed (KS1 co-ordinator)
(History)
Mrs Davies (general duties)
Mrs Saddler (supporting KS2 classes with general
duties/part of lunchtime supervision team)
Mrs Pavitt (lunch duty)
Miss Henry (lunch duty)
Miss Murrell
Mrs Shojaii
Ms Sunderland
Mrs Hall
Mrs Brace
Miss Manson
1G
Miss Ford
Miss Bates
Mrs Reggane
Mrs Boag
Mrs Barr
(Ethnic Minority Achievement - EMA)
2
Miss Jones (Art)
1I
Miss Beazley
1
Miss Steel (Drama)
G
Mrs Appleby
1
Miss House
I
Miss Saxby
R
Mrs Nejand (FS co-ordinator) (RE)
D
Mrs Watling
R
Miss Ryan (PE)
E
Mrs Mulligan
R
Miss Lau (Music)
F
Mrs Mehiri
Agnes Brygola
N
Gloria Christopher Sally Calder
Sarah Hobson
Jade Dunton
N
Miss Lufflum
(Music/French)
Miss Baltazidis
(PE)
Mrs Sodeau
(KS1 Support)
Miss Innes-Kerr (on maternity leave)
Mrs Iloanya (on maternity leave)
Intervention Team
Mrs Tobin
Mrs Cox (Maternity Leave)
Mrs Desai
Mrs Tomlinson
EMA Team
Miss Crolle
Mrs Blunden
Mrs Vernaschi
Mrs Lilley
Mrs Shires
Miss Pierssene
Mrs Middleton
Mrs Burridge
Mrs Cox
Mr Davies
Mr Dark
Headteacher
Deputy Headteacher
Inclusion Manager
Business Manager
Senior Admin Officer
Admin Officer
Premises Officer
ICT Teaching Assistant
School improvement plan – a report from Chris Lilley, head teacher
Our last Ofsted report was in January 2008. It stated that Swaffield was a satisfactory school with many good
features. Ofsted recognised that our school has many strengths and we are very proud of the fact that we offer a
wide and varied curriculum and a safe and happy environment for our children.
The school has a school improvement plan which sets out the priorities for the school each year and this year,
2009-2010, our three main priorities are:

To improve the quality of the children’s independent writing

To secure good foundations in number in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

To raise attainment through early identification of individuals and groups in need of intervention support
In addition, every subject co-ordinator is responsible for leading their subject by setting targets and monitoring the
planning and delivery of the schemes of work. Governors agree these action plans and meet with subject coordinators throughout the year to monitor the outcomes.
We are very pleased with the improvement in our key stage 2 test results and are working hard to meet this year’s
targets.
The next Ofsted inspection is due this year or next and we expect that the improvements we have made since the
last inspection will have a positive effect on the outcomes.
Performance sub-committee – a report from Julie Atkinson, parent governor and sub-committee
member
Following our last Ofsted report in 2008, teachers and staff have worked hard to implement changes through the
school improvement plan, to address some of the issues raised, and to raise attainment throughout the school.
Our 2009 results clearly prove that Swaffield is starting to reap the rewards.
Our key stage 2 results clearly show an improvement on last year's figures across all subjects, with pupils beating
targets in maths and science and only narrowly missing out in English. The CVA (contextual value added) is a
score used to measure progress in all UK primary schools. It has also improved 99.0 (in 2007), to 99.3 (in 2008),
before reaching 100 in 2009 and comparing favourably with other schools in the borough.
Various performance indicators have been set up or fine-tuned to track each child’s progress more effectively and
identify the need for additional support where necessary. New early years assessment tools are proving
particularly effective in the early years for keeping track of progress.
Here is a table setting out our KS2 results over the last three years:
Year 6 Targets and Results
Actual Results
Subject
2007
2007
Level 4
Level 5
& above
English
English Results
Maths
Maths Results
Science
Science Results
2008
2008
Level 4
Level 5
& above
Targets
2009
2009
Level 4
Level 5
& above
2010
2010
Level 4
Level 5
& above
Targets
78%
33%
80%
13%
82%
35%
Swaffield
75%
27%
80%
15%
81%
23%
Borough
79%
34%
82%
29%
81%
32%
National
80%
33%
81%
29%
80%
29%
Targets
79%
27%
76%
15%
84%
40%
Swaffield
71%
17%
70%
15%
91%
41%
Borough
76%
33%
77%
30%
83%
39%
National
77%
33%
78%
31%
79%
35%
Targets
90%
46%
85%
26%
90%
47%
Swaffield
77%
29%
87%
24%
95%
34%
Borough
86%
44%
86%
39%
89%
45%
National
88%
46%
88%
44%
88%
43%
77%
32%
75%
32%
80%
38%
Curriculum sub-committee – a report from Claire Clay, sub-committee chair
The curriculum sub-committee members are primarily interested in what the children are taught and how they
learn. Each member of the committee has a special interest in a subject, and we frequently meet with the
teachers to learn about developments and changes in the curriculum. We are tracking with interest the school’s
focus this year on writing and we are all looking forward to the literature festival later this term. We also keep a
watchful eye on the school’s policies. This is a huge area, covering everything from bullying to school lunches. At
the moment we are particularly concerned with attendance and punctuality, and working hard to improve them.
Finance sub-committee – a report from Jon Cox, sub-committee chair
The Finance Committee meets once or twice a term and we are regularly in touch by email, as payments over
£10K have to be approved. The main project recently has been asking Wandsworth Council for £250,000 for the
School Kitchen and Dining Room, which has been confirmed. We work closely with Lesley Middleton, the School
Business Manager, covering decoration, windows, computers, School Journey, SCITT, Extended Day, School
Balance, the new entrance on St. Anne's Hill and FMSiS (the compliance kite-mark we passed last year). We
don't talk about individual teacher pay as that is set by national grades. Most of all we talk about the School
Budget, the £2m it costs to run the school, and how it is best spent to ensure the 450 children receive the best
education and care. Every child matters to the Finance Committee - Swaffield climbed 17 places in the
Wandsworth league tables last year, but even if some children go fast, like on the outside of a merry-go-round,
others go carefully round the inside, and all get there together.
Inclusion – a report from Anna Pierssene, inclusion manager
Swaffield is committed to being an inclusive school and we provide for a range of children’s needs.
In January 2010, we had 80 children on the special needs register, which accounts for 19% of the school
population. This is just below the borough average of 20%. All these children have an individual provision map,
which explains the support they are getting and gives learning targets for them. These are reviewed and shared
with parents at open evenings.
A comprehensive range of interventions is used to support children who are experiencing difficulties in reading,
writing and maths. We have also set up groups to support children with speech and language difficulties and
occupational therapy groups which develop children’s motor skills (these are linked to handwriting). These groups
are supported by Wandsworth therapists.
We identify 10% of our school population as being particularly able in either a subject or a range of subjects.
These children are supported in class through careful differentiation to ensure challenge and the development of
higher order thinking skills. We also offer a range of clubs and activities, both in school and in conjunction with
the local authority, Wandsworth.
Children with English as an additional language are well supported at Swaffield with three teaching assistants
(EMA support staff) working with children across the school. We celebrate the diversity of the cultures and
languages of the children at Swaffield in a variety of ways, including in-class work and through assemblies.
Links with other organisations
Swaffield is proud to maintain links with other organisations. We think that these benefit our pupils and the local
community. Here are some of the organisations we have a particular connection with:

Wandsworth Primary Schools’ Consortium, School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)

Roehampton University

China through the ‘Connecting Classrooms’ project;

Links with local secondary schools - Burntwood – science, Chestnut Grove – Art, Ernest Bevin – Sport,
Southfields Community College – Sport

St Ann’s Church

Local business links - Waterstone’s, Starbucks
We hope that you have found this report useful and informative. We would love to see you between 5.30
and 6pm on 3 March 2010 in the 1st Floor Hall, but please remember, if you cannot make it then, you can
always contact one of the governors to discuss anything you want to. Just email
governors@swaffield.wandsworth.sch.uk, or telephone the school on 020 8874 2825 and leave a message
asking one of the governors to contact you.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND please return the slip below to the school office:
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Name:- ___________________________________
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