OfSTED Report 2008Summary This is an outstanding school. It is popular, over-subscribed and highly regarded by the community it serves. One parent, summing up the overwhelmingly positive views of many, commented ‘I cannot praise the school enough. It has high standards and my children say learning is fun’. Pupils achieve exceptionally well. Over recent years, the results of national tests reveal a picture of rising standards and pupils who make excellent progress. Teachers are also exceedingly good at challenging those pupils who learn quickly. Consequently, at the end of Year 2, standards in reading, writing and mathematics are above average. Standards, by the end of Year 6, in English, mathematics and science are consistently well above average, and exceptionally high in some years. The outstanding leadership of the headteacher, who provides the school with a very clear sense of direction and purpose and has brought together a hard working and extremely effective team of staff, underpin the school’s success. Behaviour in lessons and around the school is exemplary. Pupils flourish both academically and socially. Teaching and learning are outstanding and the school provides a base for training teachers who are new to the profession. Leadership and management, including the work of governors, are outstanding. The school has addressed the issues identified at the time of the last inspection very successfully, to the extent that the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance pupils’ learning in all subjects is outstanding. The school is not in any way complacent about the quality of education it provides. Given the pattern of improving standards and the impact of the work of the headteacher and senior managers, the school’s capacity for continued improvement is outstanding. Children in the Reception class make outstanding progress in all areas of their learning.
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