Outwoods Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils make a positive start in the Early Years Foundation Stage and make good progress.

Phonics (the sounds that letters make) is taught well and, as a result, the youngest pupils make good progress and attain well by the end of Year 1. Senior leaders work together effectively as a team and are a driving force behind the improvement in the quality of teaching and the rise in attainment at Key Stage 1 in reading and mathematics since the last inspection. Good-quality training has ensured that teaching is typically good over time and pupils are making faster progress across the school since the last inspection, particularly in Years 2 and 6.
<...br/>Pupils are now attaining above-average standards in English and mathematics in Key Stage 2. Disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs make good progress due to well-targeted support throughout the school. Attendance has improved considerably on previous years and is currently above average because pupils love coming to school and good systems support the families that need help.

Pupils behave well and have good attitudes. They work happily together and provide a warm welcome to visitors. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers do not always demand enough of more-able pupils in lessons to get the best out of them.

Sometimes, the progress of pupils slows because teachers' lesson introductions go on for too long. Pupils for whom the school receives extra funding do not make fast enough progress in Key Stage 1.

Information about this school

Outwoods is much larger than average for a primary school.

It opened in 2009 following the amalgamation of Castle Park Infant School and William Hutson Junior School. Most pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is close to the national average.

A small proportion of pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils who are supported through school action, school action plus or through a statement of special educational needs is average. Many of these pupils have speech, language and communication difficulties.

An average proportion of pupils are supported by the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, those in local authority care and pupils with a parent in the armed forces. The school has experienced recent staffing mobility due to maternity leave. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.