Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School had its last SIAMS Inspection in 2018, led by Virginia Corbyn. The report can be found below.
The SIAMS process has been devised by the National Society (Church of England Education office) to standardise inspection practices and judgements in all Church of England and Methodist Schools and to meet the requirements of Section 48 of the Education Act 2005.
SIAMS/S48 judges the distinctiveness and effectiveness of the school as a Church of England school and aims to help schools improve as church schools. School governors have a statutory duty to uphold the religious character of the school and to ensure that this element is inspected. SIAMS inspections are administered by Canterbury Diocese and carried out by nationally accredited and trained inspectors.
The main focus is in the outcomes, i.e. the impact of provision rather than the provision itself. The updated SIAMS inspection framework 2023 can be found below with key questions that the school will be asked.