Botley School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an inadequate school Procedures for safeguarding are not effective.

Leaders do not always pass on concerns to external agencies when necessary. Safeguarding records are not organised or complete. Leaders have neither a clear overview of the risks pupils can face, nor their individual needs.

Too many pupils are persistently absent from school. This has an impact on the quality of their learning. The quality of teaching in early years is variable.

Children do not make the progress of which they are capable. Too few children achieve a good level of development. Learning activities in early years are not sufficiently engaging for children.
.../>They sometimes lack purpose and seldom match children's needs. While achievement in key stages 1 and 2 is good overall, pupils do not attain highly enough in writing. While the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, and pupils' outcomes, are good, teaching, including in mathematics, does not always challenge the most able pupils well enough.

The school has the following strengths Pupils' behaviour is good. Pupils work hard in class. They are courteous and respectful to each other.

The quality of teaching has improved since the previous inspection. Most pupils now make good progress. The teaching of reading is a strength of the school.

Pupils attain highly in this subject. Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. They make good progress.

Leaders have ensured that the school's curriculum is stimulating. Middle leaders have made a positive contribution to raising pupils' achievement and improving teaching. Governors are committed to improving the school.

They have an accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for development. Two-year-old children are provided for well and make good progress as a result.

Information about this school

This school is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The early years consists of a part-time provision for two-year-olds, a Nursery and two full-time Reception classes. The proportion of pupils who are supported by the pupil premium is lower than the national average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is above the national average.

The proportion of pupils with SEND is slightly above the national average. The school runs a before- and after-school club. Since the last inspection, a new chair and a new vice-chair of the governing body have been appointed.

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