Severn Beach Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher leads the school with drive and enthusiasm. She has high expectations of staff and pupils and provides strong dedicated leadership. Since the previous inspection, there has been a significant improvement in pupils' outcomes at the end of key stage 2.

Leaders have an accurate and honest understanding of the school's strengths and areas for continued improvement. Leaders, including governors and leaders from the Castle School Educational Trust (CSET), are well informed about the standard of education and use this knowledge to support and challenge the headteacher effectively. Teaching, learning and assessment have improved so that ou...tcomes are now securely good.

Strengths have been maintained and the teaching of reading, writing and mathematics across the school has improved. Leaders have designed a rich curriculum with a broad range of experiences. The curriculum provides interesting and relevant opportunities for pupils to develop knowledge and understanding in a wide range of subjects.

However, this is not yet consistently good in all subjects, particularly in design and technology. Children in Reception settle into well-established routines. They thrive in the calm nurturing environment leaders have created.

Most children reach a good level of development and are well prepared for Year 1. Support for pupils' personal development and welfare is a strength of the school. The school consistently promotes the physical and mental well-being of pupils.

Behaviour in school is good. Strong relationships fostered by adults and pupils' positive attitudes to learning are promoted consistently. Pupils say they feel safe and that bullying is rare.

The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standards in English and mathematics is rising. Standards are not as high as they could be in writing in key stage 2 for the most able pupils and for boys. Pupils' spiritual, moral and social development is strong across the school.

However pupils' awareness of other cultures is less well developed. Attendance is below the national average. Leaders have begun to tackle this.

However, it is too early to see positive improvements.

Information about this school

Severn Beach Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Pupils are taught in mixed-aged classes.

The school is part of CSET. The trust is comprised of three primary schools and four secondary schools. The overarching responsibility for governance lies with the trust's board of trustees.

Day-to-day responsibility for the challenge and support of pupils' education is delegated by the trustees to the local governing body. The headteacher has been in place since September 2018. Additional leadership support and challenge are provided by leaders from within CSET.

The large majority of the pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium is broadly average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is broadly average.

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