Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years Centre

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher has relentless drive and ambition. She has high expectations and has brought about secure improvements in pupils' achievement. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is strong.

They show a good understanding of British values. The school provides well for pupils' social and emotional development. As a result, they are well prepared for their next stage of education and life beyond school.

Pupils feel safe, know how to keep themselves safe and act with respect for the safety of others. The large number of parents spoken to during the inspection and those who responded to the online questionnaire (Parent V...iew), also feel confident about this. The headteacher and senior leaders check the quality of teaching, learning and assessment rigorously.

As a result, teaching has improved and is now good. The children in the early years make good progress in response to good teaching. The governing body, the headteacher and senior leaders have a strong drive towards excellence.

Outcomes have improved since the previous inspection and, as a result, there is strong capacity for further improvement. Pupils' personal development and welfare are good. They behave well, both in and out of the classroom.

They are polite and enjoy school, which is seen in their high and improving attendance. It is not yet an outstanding school because : While outcomes for pupils are good overall, not enough of the most able pupils make better than expected progress because they are not always challenged sufficiently and, as a result, do not always achieve their best. During lessons, not all adults spot quickly enough when pupils are ready to move on to the next stage in their learning.

Pupils' progress is slower in writing in Years 1 and 2 than in reading and mathematics. This is because teachers do not always expect them to use their handwriting and phonics skills in all areas of their writing. The outdoor learning in the early years is not of such high quality as that for indoor learning.

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Information about this school

Pheasey Park Farm Primary School is larger than the average-sized primary school. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is below average.

The proportions of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds and those who speak English as an additional language are below the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils who are supported by funding through the pupil premium is below average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority.

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