Hobletts Manor Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Good leadership and management from senior staff have greatly improved teaching and achievement since the last inspection.

The governing body plays a much more effective part in driving improvements. Achievement is now good in reading, writing and mathematics. Attainment by the end of Year 6 has risen year on year.

Teaching is good. Teachers enthuse pupils and have high expectations of their work and behaviour. The quality of marking is high and helps pupils to continually improve their work.

The school is a very positive, harmonious community where the provision for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is o...utstanding. Pupils enjoy school, feel very safe and behave well. Relationships are very positive with each other and with staff.

Pupils get lots of exciting things to do in different subjects, and enjoy learning. This is reflected in their much-improved attendance. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not enough teaching is outstanding to make achievement outstanding.

Although pupils have good skills in information and communication technology (ICT), they have too few opportunities to use these skills in other subjects. Pupils are not always given time to consolidate their learning through practising a particular skill before moving on to the next task. At times, the pace of learning slows in lessons when some pupils find work too easy or too hard.

Information about this school

This is an average-sized junior school. Most pupils are White British, with the rest having a range of different ethnic heritages. Only a few pupils speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs who are supported at school action is average. The proportion who are supported at school action plus or who have statements of special educational needs is well-above average. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives pupil premium funding is above average, at nearly 40%.

The pupil premium is extra government funding provided to support those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, those who are looked after by the local authority and those with a parent in the armed forces. The school meets the government's current floor targets, which are minimum standards set for pupils' attainment and progress. There has been considerable disruption to staffing in Year 3 during this year.

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