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Bishop Colin, (left) presents a Barnabas Bible to St Mary's CE School after a SIAMS inspection marks improvements.
From left are Bishop Colin, Sarah Di Giorno, Co-ordinator for RE and Collective Worship, Headteacher Victoria Woods, the Revd Philip Cochrane, the Vicar of St Mary's Church, Banbury and Anne Davey, Director of Education at the Diocese of Oxford.
THE appointment of Victoria Woods, a 'dedicated and visionary head' has been cited in a recent inspection report that praises St Mary's CE Primary School in Banbury. Victoria, who has just celebrated her first anniversary as Head of St Mary's, was delighted that the five-yearly National Society Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) produced such a positive report. "I am thrilled the Inspector noted the excellent behaviour and attitudes of pupils as well as our hardworking and committed staff who have really embraced the changes we have introduced," she says.