WE ARE A GOOD SCHOOL

Ofsted inspected our school on 11th and 12th July 2024 and found this. In their summary they stated:

• The school’s vision of ‘every child, every chance, every day’ is an important focus for leaders at this school.
• Staff have high expectations and support pupils to be the best they can be.  Consequently, the majority of pupils achieve well.
• Pupils are happy and feel safe. They are friendly and welcoming.
• The school prioritises supporting pupils to ‘find their voice’.’ Pupils learn to become skilled communicators so that they can discuss their views and ideas. They listen sensitively to others.
• Pupils benefit from a well-considered offer for personal development. The school prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain. Pupils learn how to lead safe, healthy lifestyles.
• They have many opportunities to take on leadership roles. This means that they make a tangible contribution to school life.
• The school prioritises the teaching of reading. Pupils enjoy reading. They learn to read with increasing confidence, fluency and understanding.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and conduct.
• The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Please see the latest report below.

Please find below our most recent assessment information and relevant information from the Department for Education Performance Tables.

We are very proud of our Key Stage 2 results which are at or above National Average.  Our children are secondary ready.

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2025 - 2026

Each year we analyse our data, all our monitoring and any information we have about our school.  We use this to see what our strengths are, and where we can make improvements.  The governors and staff are all involved in this, and we use the information we get from children and parents to make these evaluations. 

Although we know we are a good school, we are always striving to be even better.  We want to be OUTSTANDING! 

Our priorities for this academic year (2025-2026) are below.
1.   Improve outcomes and progress in English.

• Further develop our oracy curriculum, creating a whole school culture, where oracy is nurtured by everyday interactions, contributing to high-quality oracy education and children 'finding their voice'.
• Ensure consistent quality practice in phonics sessions throughout the school and that our resources meet the children's needs and improve parental support in phonics and reading.
• Improve children's reading fluency and comprehension.
• Improve our writing curriculum and outcomes.

2.  Improve outcomes and progress in Maths.

• Improve children's mathematical fluency (key number facts) and apply these to mental maths, written strategies and problem solving.
• Improve the maths curriculum and level of challenge in maths.

3.  Improve pupil attendance, behaviour, attitude and conduct, both within the classroom and around the wider school.

• Improve pupil behaviour ensuring there is a calm and orderly environment in the classroom and wider school and children have highly positive attitudes. Relationships among pupils and staff reflect a positive and respectful culture.
• Improve provision on the playground, impacting on pupil behaviour.
• Improve pupil attendance.

4.  Ensure our curriculum is fit for purpose and meets the needs of our children.

• Ensure our curriculum overview and plans are fit for purpose and provide consistency in teaching and parents are able to support learning.
• Ensure our 'Science' curriculum is fit for purpose and meets the needs of our children.
• Improve our provision for SEND children, ensuring staff have had relevant training.
• Improve children's personal development opportunities.

5.  Improve effectiveness of leadership and management.

• Improve subject leaders knowledge of current classroom practice and ensure targeted support with greater depth provision.
• Ensure clarity, capacity and succession with leadership structures.
• Further develop staff-well being strategies.
• Further develop Governor links with community.