Ann Cam Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Pupils make good progress in all years from their starting points so that achievement is good.

Good links with the on-site playschool and parents underpin children's smooth transition in Reception. The quality of teaching is invariably good. Teachers ensure lessons are interesting and well planned for classes containing pupils of different ages and abilities.

Pupils feel safe and are well behaved in classrooms, around the school and in the playground. They interact well and support each other thoughtfully. Rates of attendance are above average.

The executive headteacher and governors have a very clear idea of what the school need...s to do to improve further, ensuring teaching is good and pupils achieve well. The school knows what its strengths are, tackles its weaknesses systematically, is improving and demonstrates a further capacity for improvement It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching is not outstanding. This is because : the tasks teachers set are not always precisely enough planned to ensure pupils make rapid rather than good progress.

Marking does not regularly enough give advice to pupils on how to improve their work. Pupils do not have a sufficiently secure grasp of the connection between letters and sounds. Although most pupils read well, this prevents them from making better progress in reading and spelling later.

Information about this school

The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. Proportionally, fewer pupils than average are supported by the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children from families who are known to be eligible for free schools meals, looked after children and those from families with parents in the armed forces. The proportion of pupils who are supported at school action or school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs is below the national average.

The school meets the current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school does not provide any alternative provision for pupils. In January 2013, the executive headteacher was also appointed to lead a nearby small school.