Barleyhurst Park Primary

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The school is well led and managed.

The headteacher provides strong leadership. She knows the school well and has a clear vision for its future development. Leaders and managers, including governors, are effective in making sure that teaching and pupils' achievement are improving.

Teaching, pupils' progress and the quality of leadership and management have all improved since the previous inspection. Pupils behave well and have good attitudes towards learning. Members of staff form good relationships with them and set a good example.

The school's work to keep pupils safe is outstanding. Consequently, pupils feel very safe at schoo...l and are very knowledgeable about how to stay safe. The quality of teaching is good.

Teachers are particularly skilled in helping pupils to extend their vocabulary. They also manage behaviour well so that pupils are keen to learn. Children achieve well in the Reception class because they thoroughly enjoy learning.

Their behaviour is exemplary. Pupils make good progress across the school and do especially well in reading. Standards in reading, writing and mathematics are broadly average by the end of Year 6.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers do not always make clear what pupils of differing ability are expected to learn next or give them, especially the most able, suitably challenging work. Not all pupils form letters correctly or write neatly. They do not have enough opportunity to check and improve their written work.

Information about this school

Barleyhurst Park Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school. There is one full-time Reception class in the early years provision. The majority of pupils are White British, with the others coming from a range of ethnic backgrounds.

The proportion who speak English as an additional language is above average at one in five pupils. Only a few are at the early stages of learning to speak English. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium is above average at one in three pupils.

This is additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is broadly average at one in six pupils. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics.