OVERALL EVALUATION
The school is providing a good standard of education for its pupils. They achieve well because of the very positive attitudes that the school engenders.

The friendly atmosphere, that is such a feature of the school, leads to the great majority of pupils enjoying learning, working hard, forming very good relationships and behaving very well.

Overall, pupils attain well above average standards at the end of Year 2, benefiting from the good, often very good, teaching that the school provides.

Standards are average at the end of Year 6 because of some lower attaining pupils who have joined from other schools. These pupils also achieve well during their time in the school.

There are some weaknesses. For example, marking is not always used to help pupils to improve their work, and there is a need to ensure that the work set is always matched sufficiently to pupils’ needs.

However, the very good leadership of the headteacher is taking the school forward by identifying areas for improvement, and taking appropriate action. The school gives good value for money.

The school’s main strengths and weaknesses:
Pupils of all ages and abilities achieve well. Good teaching helps pupils to make good progress.

Relationships and behaviour are very good, partly because of very good care and guidance.

The pupils’ spiritual, moral and social development is very good.

Very good links with parents and the community extend the range of learning opportunities.

Very good leadership has led to good improvements in the school.

The work set is not always appropriate for all pupils.

Marking does not always make clear to pupils what they must do to improve.

The accommodation is cramped and unsatisfactory.

Improvement since the last inspection has been good, with particularly good progress made in the management of the school, and with its links with parents and the community.

The key issues from the last report have been resolved.

STANDARDS ACHIEVED
Standards are well above average at the end of Year 2, and average at the end of Year 6.

Pupils achieve well. In the Foundation Stage, children in the Reception class make good progress; almost all are on course to meet the Early Learning Goals by the time they enter Year 1.

At the end of Year 2, pupils are well above average in English and mathematics, and above average in science.

There are only a small number of pupils in Year 6. Some are fairly new to the school, and arrived with low levels of attainment in the national tests at the end of Year 2.

Standards overall are close to average in Year 6 in English, mathematics and science, with the higher attaining pupils reaching above average standards. All pupils, including those with special educational needs, and those who have been at the school for a relatively short time, make good progress.

In the national tests for seven-year-olds in 2003, the pupils were well above average. They were above the average for similar schools in reading and writing, and average in mathematics.

In 2003, the school’s results in the national tests for Year 6 pupils were well above the national average in English and mathematics, and average in science.

The results were below those attained in similar schools, but only three pupils were involved in the tests. Only one had begun her education at the school, and the other two had been at the school for a relatively short time.

The school met its targets.

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