Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Under the guidance of the dedicated executive headteacher, the leadership team and governors have brought about rapid improvements since the previous inspection. School leaders and governors are determined to provide the best possible education for every pupil within a kind and caring community. The quality of teaching has improved and is consistently good across the school.

Teaching is typically lively and engaging, allowing pupils to achieve good outcomes in most subjects. Teachers, as well as leaders, make very good use of assessment information. They plan work that is well matched to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educat...ional needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged.

Pupils have very positive attitudes to school. They enjoy learning and behave well in class and when moving around the school. They feel safe in school because they know that adults care for them.

Pupils are provided with a curriculum that is rich and exciting. It is very well planned so that pupils build their skills and knowledge progressively as they move through the school. The curriculum is enriched with plenty of additional experiences that add to pupils' learning and enjoyment of school.

Children get off to an exceptional start in the early years. They are warmly welcomed into a safe and stimulating environment where they are taught well. They make outstanding progress across all areas of learning.

Leaders at all levels are knowledgeable and have played a key part in transforming the school. They have all been very well trained and so provide good support and guidance to less-experienced colleagues. School leaders make excellent use of the partnership of four schools with which they work.

They draw on the expertise of staff at all levels to secure good outcomes for pupils. Pupils' outcomes in reading are not as strong as they are in other subjects. This is because : they do not always apply their early reading skills, including phonics, when they read.

The quality of teaching is not yet outstanding because there are small pockets where gaps in pupils' learning are not addressed quickly enough.

Information about this school

The school is larger than most primary schools and pupils are taught in single-age classes. There is a formal partnership with four other local schools.

In September 2017, the school federated with another primary school. The executive headteacher has overall responsibility for the five schools. Since the previous inspection, there has been a substantial turnover of staff, including at leadership level.

Several leaders work across all five schools. The governing body was reconstituted in September 2017 and has representation membership in four schools. Most pupils are of White British heritage, with very few who speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of pupils with SEND support has fallen but remains above the national average for primary schools. The proportion of pupils who are supported by an education, health and care plan is broadly in line with the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is higher than the national average.

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