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About Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy

Name

Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy

Inspections

Ofsted Inspections

Academy conversion letter

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.

Headteacher

Richard Lane

Address

Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF

Phone Number

01827215333

Phase

Academy

Type

Academy converter

Age Range

3-7

Religious Character

Does not apply

Gender

Mixed

Number of Pupils

Local Authority

Staffordshire

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Key findings

Lark Hall is a good school. Under the strong leadership of the headteacher, it has recovered well from disruptions to staffing since the previous inspection.

The school plays a central part within the community and is greatly valued by parents and carers. The school is not outstanding because pupils' progress in writing is not as rapid as in reading, and the outdoor curriculum for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage is limited. Progress throughout the school is good.

Children's attainment on entry is well below expectations for their age. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage make good progress in most areas of learning although levels of attainment remain below average on entr...y to Year 1. This good progress continues in Key Stage 1 so that, when pupils leave the school at the end of Year 2, attainment is in line with the national average.

Although good progress has been made in improving standards of reading, attainment in writing is lower than in reading and mathematics, because pupils have too few opportunities to write in other subjects. The behaviour and safety of pupils are good. Attendance levels have improved considerably and are now average.

This is because rigorous systems ensure prompt responses to any absence. Attainment has improved significantly over the past year after a temporary dip in 2011 caused by changes in staffing and essential revisions made to the school's assessment and tracking systems. The school has recovered well, maintaining the previous trend of good progress by managing performance well.

Teaching across the school is well led and is good overall. Good curricular enrichment makes a strong contribution to pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. However, children in Nursery and Reception have too few opportunities to learn outdoors when the weather is bad.

Information about the school

Lark Hall is a smaller-than-average infant school. Pupils are taught in four classes, a mornings-only Nursery class, a Reception class and two mixed Year 1/2 classes. Almost all pupils are White British.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is above the national average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is above the national average. A very small minority of pupils speak English as an additional language.