Church Lane Primary School & Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school The headteacher and deputy headteacher provide outstanding leadership. The governing body, ably led by the Chair of Governors, makes sure it supports and challenges the school exceptionally well. Senior leaders and subject leaders have planned an exciting curriculum that motivates the pupils and makes sure they enjoy their learning.

School leaders promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development throughout the curriculum and it is built excellently into the ethos of the school. The learning environment is attractive and stimulating and provides an excellent balance between providing support for learning and the celebration of pupi...ls' work. Behaviour is exemplary in lessons and around school because pupils are courteous and respectful to each other and to adults.

Pupils have a real pride in their work and are keen to do well. Attendance has improved significantly over the last year and is now well above the national average because of the rigorous implementation of the school's policy and changes to holiday patterns over the year. School leaders have focused on coaching the teachers and teaching assistants to raise teaching standards over time.

The teaching is outstanding in the large majority of classes and is consistently good in all others. The attainment and progress of all the pupils are checked regularly by the school leaders and teachers to make sure that all are making good or outstanding progress. Attainment is low on entry to the school but is well above national averages by the time they leave at the end of Year 6.

Pupils' progress is outstanding. Every pupil over the last two years has made expected or better progress by the time they leave. The percentage of pupils making above expected progress is consistently well above the national averages in reading, writing and in mathematics.

Vulnerable pupils also make outstanding progress because they receive excellent teaching and high levels of support from the well-trained support staff.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is just below the national average.

The proportion supported at school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs is just above the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium is above the national average. This is additional funding provided to schools for children in the care of the local authority and those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals.

Almost one-third of the school population is from minority ethnic backgrounds, mainly from Eastern Europe, and this number has increased in the time since the last inspection. Almost all of these pupils speak English as an additional language. All the children in the Early Years Foundation stage attend school on a full-time basis.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school's governors manage a daily breakfast club, an after-school club and a holiday club. Pre-school provision which caters for children between 0 and 4 years of age operates on the school site under the auspices of the school governors.

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