Kensington Avenue Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, governors and other leaders are united in driving the school forward. They are having a positive impact on teaching and pupils' outcomes. Leadership and management at all levels are effective in identifying next steps and securing improvement.

Leaders have established a school where pupils are keen to succeed. Teaching, learning and assessment are good. Teachers make effective use of information on how well pupils are doing to provide motivating work for pupils of differing abilities.

Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good. Pupils are polite and friendly and keen to learn. They feel safe at school and know h...ow to stay safe.

Pupils' outcomes are good. Pupils of differing abilities make good progress from their starting points and are prepared well for the next stage of their education. Children make good progress in the early years provision.

They become confident learners and are enthusiastic about trying out a wide range of activities. Pupils in the enhanced learning provision (ELP) make good progress. They benefit from clear questioning and the positive use of praise.

Teachers do not always make sure that the most able pupils are moved on in their learning so that they can work at greater depth. Some opportunities are missed to encourage the pupils, especially the boys, to practise and extend their writing skills when learning in other subjects. Leaders do not ensure that a few hard-to-reach families send their children to school regularly.

Information about this school

Kensington Avenue Primary is larger than the average-sized primary school. There have been many changes in staffing since the previous inspection. There is a Nursery and three Reception classes in the early years provision.

Pupils come to the school from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is high, with many different home languages being spoken by the pupils. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above average.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average. The school has an enhanced learning provision (ELP) for 15 pupils who have the autistic spectrum disorder. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6.

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school shares a site with a children's centre that is managed by the school's governing body. The children's centre is subject to separate inspections.

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