Donisthorpe Primary School

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About Donisthorpe Primary School


Name Donisthorpe Primary School
Website http://www.donisthorpeprimary.org
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
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Headteacher Mrs Sylvie Newman
Address Ashby Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QF
Phone Number 01530270371
Phase Academy
Type Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 204
Local Authority Leicestershire
Highlights from Latest Inspection
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Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils make good progress because teaching is good.

Children in Reception make outstanding progress because teaching is excellent and children are exceptionally well cared for. Pupils enjoy school and like learning because : they say lessons are interesting and fun. Pupils behave well and feel safe.

They say bullying happens occasionally, but that it is dealt with well. Leaders provide good training opportunities to ensure teaching continues to get better. The headteacher provides excellent leadership.

She works well with the governing body and other leaders to raise standards and identify areas for improvement and, together, th...ey take swift action to address them. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Occasionally in mathematics, the work for some pupils and particularly the more able, is not demanding enough. Teachers' marking, usually in mathematics, does not always give clear guidance on how pupils should improve their work, or make sure they follow guidance when it is given.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than most primary schools. Numbers are falling because pupils who previously joined the school at the start of Year 3 from another village now attend their own local school. Almost all pupils are from White British backgrounds and none are at the early stages of learning English.

The proportion of pupils supported through school action is below average, as is the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is below average. This is additional government funding for children looked after by the local authority, pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those with a parent in the armed forces.

All pupils are educated on site. The school has some additional counselling provision for some pupils and this sometimes leads to a small number of pupils being educated off site for occasional days. A privately managed nursery and a 'before and after school' club share the school site.

These are separately inspected. The headteacher took up her appointment in June 2010, after a period of time in which the school had had a temporary headteacher. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which sets the minimum expectations for pupils' progress and attainment in English and mathematics.

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