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This inspection rating relates to a predecessor school. When a school converts to an academy, is taken over or closes and reopens as a new school a formal link is created between the new school and the old school, by the Department for Education. Where the new school has not yet been inspected, we show the inspection history of the predecessor school, as we believe it still has significance.
This inspection rating relates to a predecessor school. When a school converts to an academy, is taken over or closes and reopens as a new school a formal link is created between the new school and the old school, by the Department for Education. Where the new school has not yet been inspected, we show the inspection history of the predecessor school, as we believe it still has significance.
Main findings
Henbury View is an outstanding school, where pupils make excellent progress and attainment is much higher than that expected by the time pupils leave. Pupils greatly enjoy school, and their parents and carers are full of praise for the staff and the support their children receive.
As a result of the excellent attention given to individual pupils' needs, all achieve very well, including both boys and girls, and those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school has a very well deserved reputation for the way that it includes all pupils in activities and has recently received an award for this aspect from the local authority. Pupils make equally good progress in their personal d...evelopment.
They are exceptionally well behaved, polite, kind and thoughtful and very keen to take on responsibility, making an excellent contribution to school life. Through work towards becoming a 'Rights Respecting School', they have a strong awareness of how they should behave towards people from different backgrounds. Community cohesion within the school and local area is very good, although pupils' awareness of diversity in the wider community in this country is limited.
A key factor in the school's success is the inspirational leadership of the headteacher. She has gained the full commitment and support of the whole school community, so that staff, governors, parents and carers and pupils themselves are focused on achieving the very best quality of education and care. As a result, staff work exceptionally well with parents and carers in supporting their children's learning.
The governing body is especially well informed and provides an excellent level of challenge and support for staff. Rigorous and extensive monitoring, accurate self-evaluation and exceptionally well focused development planning are used to speedily address weaker aspects of the school's work. Since its last inspection, the school has made outstanding improvement.
Pupils in Years 3 and 4 now progress as well as those in other year groups and the swift rise in attainment in mathematics means standards in this subject now match the high levels already seen in English. These strengths ensure that the school is in an excellent position to build on and extend its high quality provision. Reception children get off to an excellent start due to the outstanding knowledge staff have of how young children learn.
Throughout the school, the curriculum provides rich opportunities for high quality learning that motivate and enthuse pupils to work hard. Teaching is exceptionally good at challenging and inspiring all pupils, and the quality of extra programmes and support for pupils who find learning difficult are excellent. Outstanding attention is given to pupils' safety and well-being, including for potentially vulnerable pupils, so that they are safe and free from harm at all times.
Information about the school
Henbury View is a small first school with one class in each year group. The school provides a breakfast club which was also inspected. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage, with very few speaking English as an additional language.
The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is below average. These mainly relate to the autistic spectrum disorder and speech, language and communication needs. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is below average.
The school holds the Eco-schools Silver Award, Level 1 Rights Respecting School Status and a British Council International Award. A private pre-school, Tadpoles, shares the school site. This setting was not part of the inspection.
