john masefield high school
Herefordshire
June 2011. We take children from Ledbury Primary School and over twenty other
local primary schools in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
Headteacher’s Introduction Please click on the link for an introduction from the
Headteacher, Mr Andrew Evans. Introduction from the Headteacher Site and
Facilities The school is situated close to the edge of the town with views over
the surrounding countryside. Subject departments have well-equipped suites of
teaching rooms, all with interactive touch screens and we have seven ICT suites
and over three hundred computers so that computer-based facilities are always
available. Our sport and leisure complex provides excellent indoor facilities
together with a large, floodlit Astroturf pitch. In 2009 we opened our Student
Services Centre, the first of its kind to be established in Herefordshire. The
Centre sets a new standard for inclusive and supportive secondary education,
bringing together all essential pastoral and academic support services under one
roof. Sixth Form Our Sixth Form Centre is housed in a purpose-built, separate
suite of teaching rooms, an ICT network, study room, common room and offices. We
have an open entry policy with courses to suit students of all abilities and
aptitudes. Numbers each year average around one hundred and twenty students and
this means that class sizes can be kept relatively small. Senior Leadership Team
Our Senior Leadership Team includes the Headteacher, the Deputy Headteacher,
four Assistant Headteacher and the School Business Manager. Successive OFSTED
reports have praised the quality of leadership and management at JMHS. The Staff
Staff work well as a team and are very supportive of each other. New staff have
an induction programme which is individual and matched to previous experience,
skills and prior knowledge. Faculty leaders see their most important role as the
support of colleagues and they are committed to helping members of their team to
work as effectively as possible. Pastoral Care We have an excellent pastoral
care system led by our Assistant Headteacher for Pastoral Care and expertly
supported by Year Leaders and a team of form tutors. We firmly believe that each
student should have key adults whose support is continuous throughout their
school careers. Student Support Assistants offer excellent support to Year
Leaders as well as being a contact point for both parents and students alike.
All students are also allocated to a House. At the end of each academic year
Houses and Year groups compete for trophies awarded for positive behaviour, high
attendance, sporting achievement and participation, the learning standards,
charity work and House Points. Each week students have assemblies and throughout
the year take part in a series of fun and exciting challenges. We find this
gives students a strong sense of identity within our school
