Joanna Clarke Primary School

Joanna Clarke Primary School

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Address: 1659, Shamrock Road, Savannah, Grand Cayman.
Phone: 345-947-1344
Email: delton.pedley@gov.ky
Website: https://schools.edu.ky/sav/Pages/Home.aspx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SavannahPrimarySchool
Key Contact: Delton Pedley
Inspection Date: October 2019
Overall Rating: Weak

Type of School: Public
Number of Students: 451
% Caymanian Students: 88%
% Special Education Needs: 20%
Number of Teachers: 32
Number of Support Staff: 11
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14.1 : 1
Student-Staff Ratio: 10.5 : 1
Age of Students: 4 to 11 years

Annual Cost Per Student: $6,506

Progress on OES Recommendations, October 2019: WEAK

1. Improve the quality of teaching: WEAK
2. Require teachers to make more effective use of assessment data: WEAK
3. Ensure that teachers have high expectations of what students can achieve: WEAK
4. Ensure that staff are skilled in behaviour management strategies: WEAK
5. Review organisation and planning of National Curriculum and Primary Years Programme: SATISFACTORY
6. Improve school leadership, self-evaluation and school improvement processes: SATISFACTORY

OES Inspection Reports:

• Follow-Through Inspection Report, October 2019
• Full Inspection Report, February 2019
• Summary Inspection Report, February 2019

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*Editor’s Note: Information sources include Office of Education Standards, Office of Auditor General, school website, communication with school, and/or other sources such as Cayman Parent or Cayman Resident. We strive to keep information as current as possible (i.e. tuition, number of students, etc.) but this is subject to change. Please contact pbrendel@caymancurrent.org with comments, corrections or updates.*