Alphington Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher and senior leaders are committed to providing the best possible education for the pupils who attend Alphington.

The school's leaders have an ambitious vision for the future. This has had a positive impact on the continued improvement of the school's overall effectiveness and performance over a sustained period. The governors are very involved in supporting and challenging the performance of the school and are regular visitors.

Achievement is at least good across all year groups and pupils make better than expected progress in English and mathematics from the time they enter the school. Attainment is typically well above av...erage, particularly in Key Stage 1. The headteacher, staff and governors have worked effectively together to improve the quality of teaching and learning since the previous inspection.

Children settle into the Early Years Foundation Stage extremely quickly and make very good progress during their first year at school. Pupils' progress is accurately monitored as they move through the school and any underperformance is quickly addressed. The rich curriculum provides a varied and exciting range of learning experiences which meet the needs of all the pupils.

Pupils feel safe in school. Their behaviour is very good. They get on well together within the school's family atmosphere and show positive attitudes to their learning.

Relationships between adults and pupils are strong and are a fundamental strength of the school. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not enough teaching is outstanding. There remain some inconsistencies in the quality of teaching in Key Stage 2 which means pupils' progress is not outstanding.

Subject leaders are not totally confident in analysing data in order to understand how much progress pupils are making.

Information about this school

This is a larger than average-sized primary school located on the outskirts of Exeter. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage are taught in two early years groups.

Year groups in Key Stages 1 and 2 are taught in two parallel forms. The vast majority of pupils come from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in local authority care and pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, is below the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs supported at school action, school action plus or with statements of special educational needs is similar to the national average. The school meets the government's floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. There is a breakfast club and an after-school club on the school site but they are run by a separate organisation.