Daven Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a school that requires improvement Since the last inspection, the school has experienced turbulence in leadership and staffing, which has led to inconsistencies in teaching.

As a result, pupils do not make good progress across all year groups in reading, writing and mathematics. Information from assessment is not used consistently to enable teaching to build on pupils' skills. A few teachers do not have high enough expectations of pupils.

Pupils, particularly the most able, are not sufficiently challenged. Pupils have limited opportunities to practise and develop their writing skills on extended pieces of writing. Pupils' attendance is improving.
<...br/>However, it is still not high enough. Some middle leaders are new to post. They have not had sufficient opportunity and training to monitor their subjects effectively.

Disadvantaged pupils and pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities make varied progress across the school. The progress of children in the early years is variable. Teaching does not routinely challenge the most able children.

Adults do not provide children with enough opportunities to promote their vocabulary and speaking skills. Governors do not challenge leaders sufficiently to secure good outcomes for all groups of pupils. The school has the following strengths The headteacher has established a caring and inclusive school.

She has provided stability after a period of turbulence. Staff are committed to the school and its pupils. The school is an inclusive community.

Pupils are nurtured and cared for well. Pupils feel safe in school. Safeguarding is effective.

Pupils are polite, articulate and friendly. Leaders promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development well. Pupils participate in a wide range of trips and activities, which has a positive effect on their personal development.

Information about this school

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium is above the national average.

The proportion of pupils who receive support in school for their SEN and/or disabilities is below the national average. The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan or a statement of SEN is above the national average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is well below the national average, as is the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of pupils who leave or join the school at times other than the start of the Reception Year is above the national average. The school uses alternative education provision off the school site at the following provider: The Crescent. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress by the end of Year 6.

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