Grundisburgh Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Key findings

Grundisburgh is a good school. It has maintained above-average attainment since its last inspection and all pupils achieve well. All teaching is consistently good.

It is not outstanding because there is not enough outstanding teaching yet. Some inconsistencies remain in the implementation of the marking policy. Pupils make good progress from starting points a little below those normally expected.

Achievement is good throughout the school. The school is particularly successful in helping pupils whose circumstances may make them vulnerable to overcome barriers to learning. All lessons are conducted at a brisk pace and engage pupils well in learning.

There is plenty of practical activity..., which pupils enjoy. Lessons are well-organised and purposeful, but do not always inspire pupils to excel. Some teachers are successfully using whole-class books as a focus for learning, but the extent to which this happens varies.

Pupils' behaviour is outstanding both in the classroom and around the school. Pupils are extremely considerate of one another and go out of their way to help somebody in need. The older pupils look after the younger ones particularly well.

A pupil said, 'Everyone's happy – we all have big smiles on our faces!' Leadership and management are good. The headteacher has quickly won the respect of the whole school community and built on the school's many existing strengths. He has focused on the leadership of teaching so that all teaching is now consistently good, and on management of performance.

He has identified that the existing tracking system has limited usefulness as a measure of pupils' progress and is changing to one that meets the school's requirements more precisely. The governing body gives a strong strategic lead and provides a good level of challenge for senior leaders.

Information about the school

Grundisburgh is smaller than the average-sized primary school.

Almost all pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is below average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is average.

The school meets current government floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for attainment and progress. There are six classes, with mixed-aged groups in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 and a few Year 2 pupils in the Year 3 class. The headteacher joined the school in January 2011.

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