Hartsbourne Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, together with other leaders and governors, has successfully overcome the weaknesses identified at the last inspection.

Consequently, there have been many improvements. Pupils' behaviour is now good, and parents have a positive view of the work of the school as a result. The leadership of teaching and learning has been successful in producing outcomes that are good at all levels.

Most subject leaders monitor the quality of teaching and pupils' achievements effectively. Procedures for assessing pupils' progress in English and mathematics are highly effective. The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good.
.../>Consequently, pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Over time, attainment at the end of key stage 1 and key stage 2 has been above national figures. Disadvantaged pupils and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities make equally good progress.

Governors provide good support and challenge to leaders, using the schools' improvement plan to hold leaders to account for their actions in raising standards. The policies and procedures to keep pupils safe are effective and well managed. Pupils enjoy coming to school; they say that they feel safe and know how to keep safe.

Pupils behave well and are enthusiastic learners. They want to succeed. They respect each other's faiths and have a good understanding of British values.

Effective leadership of the early years ensures that children get off to a good start in their new school. Pupils' attendance is consistently higher than the national average and the school has had no need to exclude any pupils. Opportunities to challenge the most able pupils, so that their learning is deepened, are sometimes missed in writing and mathematics.

The tracking of progress of pupils in all subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics is not as well developed. The presentation of pupils' written work is not of a high enough standard to ensure that they make good progress with their handwriting. Leaders do not ensure that teachers apply fully the school's policy for marking and feedback.

Information about this school

The school does not meet requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. This is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils supported through pupil premium funding is much lower than average.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds and of those who speak English as an additional language is well below average. Most pupils are from a White British background. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum requirements for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

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