Ranby CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Pupils of all abilities make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics because of good teaching. Pupils' behaviour is consistently good in class and around the school.

Pupils know how to keep themselves and others safe. There are strong bonds between different age groups, with the older ones taking good care of the younger ones. Staff have strong working relationships with pupils and offer them lots of support and encouragement.

Curriculum planning is good and there is an interesting range of activities related to real-life situations that engage pupils' enthusiasm. The headteacher provides good leadership through an effective foc...us on improving teaching and tracking the progress that individuals and groups of pupils make. Staff with responsibilities for English and mathematics carry out their roles well and provide good support for leading the school forwards.

Leadership of the early years is good and ensures that activities promote an enjoyment of learning and good achievement. Staff work as a very effective team. All leaders work closely together to ensure that teaching and achievement are good.

Governors know the school well. They have a good understanding of what data tell them about progress and of their roles and responsibilities. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good and pupils develop an effective understanding of British values.

The very large majority of parents are rightly pleased with the quality of education and care provided for their children. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The quality of teaching is not entirely consistent; some activities do not contain a high enough level of challenge for the more-able pupils. The marking of pupils' work is better in English than mathematics, and does not always make clear what pupils need to improve.

Pupils do not achieve quite as well in mathematics as they do in other subjects. This is because some do not use what they already know to solve mathematical problems with confidence.

Information about this school

This is a much smaller than average-sized primary school.

At 13%, the proportion of disadvantaged pupils eligible for the pupil premium is half the national average. The pupil premium provides additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals. A very small percentage of pupils are from minority ethnic groups and speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is less than 5% and below the national average. There are four classes in the school. Reception pupils attend on a full-time basis and are taught in a single group.

The other three classes contain pupils from two year groups. During this year, several staff have changed the age groups they teach and a member of staff has been appointed as an assistant headteacher. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics.