Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School

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About Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School


Name Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
Website http://www.marketdraytoninfants.co.uk/
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
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Headteacher Mrs Samantha Scott
Address Longslow Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3BA
Phone Number 01630652909
Phase Academy
Type Academy converter
Age Range 2-7
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 374
Local Authority Shropshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection
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Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils leave the school having made good progress in reading, writing and mathematics, and standards have improved over the last three years. The school works very closely with parents to provide a good start to children's education in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Highly skilled support staff work alongside teachers, helping individuals and groups to make good progress, including those who have special educational needs. Pupils' behaviour is outstanding. It is well managed by staff and pupils show a love of learning.

They are very well prepared for the next stage in their education. High expectations and consistently effective actio...ns by school leaders have steadily improved the quality of teaching and raised the achievement of pupils. Teaching is consistently at least good, and occasionally outstanding.

Teachers know the children very well and always match the work to their needs. Much of the best learning happens outdoors. The high-quality teaching of letters and the sounds they make means that pupils are quick to become keen readers.

Pupils feel safe and happy in a caring school where they become increasingly independent and able to manage their own safety. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural education helps to broaden their horizons. It is not yet an outstanding school because : While the gap between the achievement of boys and girls in writing is narrowing, it is still wider than that found nationally.

Not all lessons provide enough varied and inspirational teaching strategies to ensure pupils can make exceptional progress. Teachers' expectations of the quality of pupils' handwriting and presentation are not always high enough.

Information about this school

Market Drayton Infant School is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The very large majority of pupils are White British. The percentage of pupils who are eligible for pupil premium (which provides additional funding for pupils in local authority care, known to be eligible for free school meals or from armed service families) is below average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported by school action is above average.

The proportion supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is average. The headteacher gives support and guidance to other school leaders in the local authority area. The school runs a playgroup for children of pre-school age on the school site.


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