THE number of Royal Borough schools judged as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted has risen by 97%.

Sitting above the national average of 86%, six schools in the area were inspected by Ofsted in September this year.

And one of those schools includes Eton Wick First School, went from ‘requires improvement’ in 2016 to ‘good’.

As a result, 64 of the 66 schools in the Royal Borough are currently judged to be good or outstanding, with 22 schools considered outstanding.

Councillor Stuart Carroll, cabinet member for children’s services, health and mental health, said: “We can take pride in the Royal Borough in having excellent, well managed and high-performing schools, among the best in the country, offering children the very best start and opportunities in life.

“We can be doubly proud that, despite home-working and other challenges to children’s education resulting from Covid, schools have either maintained or improved their Ofsted ratings, and that’s a huge credit to dedicated teaching staff, governors, parents and pupils themselves, as well as our schools teams at Achieving for Children, our children’s services partner.”

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Cllr Carroll explained the council recognises the school’s growth, application and much-deserved achievement.

And he said they will support those that need further improvement with guidance to help them maintain a higher standard

Karen Waller, headteacher of Eton Wick First School, said: “The Ofsted report clearly articulates the strengths of our school, we have come a long way in the past couple of years and have seen the hard work of all staff impacting on the achievements of our children.

“We are also very lucky to be supported by our parents and wider community too."

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Ms Waller thanked her staff for their continued passiona ndd rive for improving the children’s education.

She added: “To hear Ofsted recognise that ‘children relish learning at Eton Wick in this happy school’ is a wonderful reflection of our whole school community and vision.”