John Shinkwin, Headmaster of Princethorpe College, nr Rugby is leaving the College on a high note having received the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s report from its inspection of the school in April.

The report strongly endorses the school, highlights its many excellent features, praises pupils and recognises the progress the school has made since the last report in 2003.

Highlights of the report include:

• Pupils develop high-quality learning skills, in which their capacity to work independently and collaboratively with great diligence is excellent 
• Pupils are very well cared for and pastoral care is excellent
• The teaching staff are well qualified and experienced, with a strong commitment to the success of all pupils
• Links with parents and the community are excellent
• The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils is outstanding
• Pupil behaviour is excellent
• Leadership in the school is excellent

Commenting on the report Mr Shinkwin, who has been Headmaster of the school for eleven years said, “We are thrilled with the Report, it is a good summary of where the College is now, but we are continually moving forward and I am sure that in the years ahead the school will progress further and reach even greater heights under the leadership of my successor, Ed Hester.”                                                 

Mr Shinkwin is moving on to the post of General Secretary of the Catholic Independent Schools’ Conference (CISC), an association promoting the work of the 140 Catholic independent schools in the UK, Ed Hester joins the College in September from his current role of Assistant Head at Rugby School.

Click here to view the full inspection report. Alternatively, it can be viewed on the ISI website, www.isi.net.

Image shows John Shinkwin celebrating with pupils.