Marksbury CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. This school has improved well since the previous inspection under the inspirational leadership of a much respected headteacher.

The school's excellent promotion of the pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development underpins the pupils' exemplary attitudes to learning and behaviour and their outstanding achievement. Pupils excel in all subjects and most notably in their confident and very well developed speaking and listening skills that support their excellent ability to learn from each other during lessons. Teaching is outstanding and is typified throughout the school by excellent relationships, high expectations that pupils ...will succeed, and skilled questioning that draws out and builds on pupils' ideas.

The development of the pupils' ability to learn for themselves and to use and apply their skills during topic work and school performances and events is another strong feature. Pupils do not always check the accuracy of their spellings as they write. Pupils say that they feel very safe at school because, 'Very caring adults know us so well.'

As a result, attendance is above average, pupils love coming to school and do so with a determination to learn and give of their best. Strong leadership by senior staff and governors, who work closely as a team, makes sure that, as at the time of the previous inspection, 'every inch of space', resources and staff skills are used as efficiently as possible. This offers a rich breadth of learning activity which helps all pupils achieve equally successfully.

Information about this school

This school is below average in size. Most pupils attending the school are of White British heritage and few pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is above average.

The proportion supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium (which provides additional funding for children in local authority care and those known to be eligible for free school meals) is below average. The Early Years Foundation Stage is made up of one Reception class.

All other classes in the school are mixed-age classes. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set out the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. There is no alternative provision provided.