Holly Park Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The leadership team has worked successfully to raise achievement and improve the quality of teaching in recent years.

Members of the governing body are effective and make a strong contribution to school improvement. They use their skills and expertise well to help the school to improve. Senior leaders, including governors, monitor the work of the school very well and have an accurate understanding of its strengths and areas for improvements.

Leaders thoroughly analyse pupils' progress. Consequently, they have an accurate understanding of the progress made by key groups of pupils over time in English and mathematics. The leadership of the ...early years provision is good.

The children in the Nursery and Reception classes are keen to learn and behave well. They make good progress because of effective teaching. Pupils make good progress in most subjects and their attainment is improving across the school, particularly in reading.

The behaviour of pupils and their attitudes towards work are good. Pupils treat each other with courtesy and respect. Pupils enjoy school because the curriculum is exciting and varied.

There are also opportunities for pupils to take part in many visits to places of interest, which help to bring the curriculum to life. The school is an exceptionally caring, safe and nurturing environment where every pupil is known very well. Middle leaders take determined and well-considered action to bring about improvement across the curriculum, but systems to assess pupils' progress are at an early stage of development in subjects other than English and mathematics.

Pupils do not routinely write at length in subjects across the curriculum. Handwriting lacks consistency and some work is poorly presented.

Information about this school

Since the previous inspection in November 2011, the school has had several changes in staffing and leadership.

Holly Park Primary School is larger than the average-sized primary school. The majority of pupils are from White British backgrounds, with pupils from any other White background forming the next sizeable ethnic group. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is well above the national average.

The proportion of pupils eligible for the pupil premium is above the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is below the national average. The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is in line with the national average.

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