Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. All pupils make rapid and sustained progress in reading, writing and mathematics, as well as across a range of other subjects. Teaching across the school is outstanding and this helps pupils to achieve extremely well.

Learning is a shared experience. All pupils are excited and animated about the rich themes that they explore together. Pupils' behaviour is outstanding at all times.

They support each other unfailingly, both in and out of lessons. All school leaders, including the headteacher and governors, are highly ambitious for the pupils. They have a deep and accurate understanding of just how much pupils can achieve and how be...st to help them do this.

Parents and carers are unreservedly positive about all aspects of the school's work. The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding. Pupils' wide range of experiences at school means that they are fully ready to move to the next stage of their education.

Information about this school

This is a smaller than average sized primary school, serving a rural community. The Early Years Foundation Stage provision includes a nursery for pupils from the age of two and a half upwards. All pupils are taught in mixed-age classes.

Nearly all pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is below the national average. This is additional government funding provided to give extra support to those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and to children who are looked after.

The proportion of pupils supported at school action is below the national average. The proportion of pupils supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is well above the national average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.