Hindringham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The impressive leadership of the executive headteacher and federation deputy headteacher has ensured that the school continues to be good. Governors give strong support and challenge to the leadership team. They know the school well and are determined that pupils will achieve their best.

Standards vary from year to year because this is a small school. Pupils' books show that they are making good progress in writing and mathematics. Disadvantaged pupils and those who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities make good, and sometimes substantial, progress from their starting points.

The extremely effective SENCo accurately ev...aluates pupils' needs and ensures that they are met. Teaching is consistently good due to effective training for teachers and teaching assistants and the support given by senior leaders. Provision for pupils' welfare and personal development is outstanding.

Pupils are polite, confident and kind to each other. Pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is typically good. Leaders have effective systems in place that enable pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties to achieve well.

Pupils feel safe in school. One pupil said, 'This is a unique school because staff help you out a lot.' The curriculum is interesting and engaging.

Pupils' work shows that they work hard in all the subjects they study. Children in the early years make good progress from their starting points in most areas of learning. They do not make as much progress in reading, writing or number, as they do not get sufficient opportunities to use their knowledge in the activities they choose for themselves.

Pupils do not make strong enough progress in reading because the school has not implemented a consistent and coordinated approach to the teaching of phonics or the use of pupils' reading record books.

Information about this school

The school is a very small primary school. The school is part of a four-school federation, The Pilgrim Federation.

There is an executive headteacher and a federation deputy headteacher who work across all four schools. There is a senior teacher who manages each school when the executive headteacher and deputy headteacher are not in the school. There is one governing body for the federation.

There has been considerable turbulence in staffing over the past two years. The school does not have enough pupils in Year 6 to generate national data on whether or not the school meets the current government floor standards, which set minimum requirements for attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. Most pupils are of White British heritage.

A lower-than-average proportion of pupils are eligible for free school meals and pupil premium funding. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is above average. A lower- than-average proportion of pupils have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan.