Shirley Community Primary School

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About Shirley Community Primary School


Name Shirley Community Primary School
Website http://www.shirley.cambs.sch.uk
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Co-Headteacher John Cattermole
Address Nuffield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1TF
Phone Number 01223712252
Phase Primary
Type Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 377
Local Authority Cambridgeshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The co-headteachers have created a calm environment that makes everyone feel welcome. It prepares pupils well for learning. Staff are committed and hard working.

The quality of teaching is consistently good across the school. Teachers plan activities that engage pupils' interests. They provide clear explanations to support learning.

Consequently, pupils learn well. Good use is made of teachers' specialist knowledge so that pupils falling behind catch up quickly. The overwhelming majority of parents and carers are supportive of the work of the school.

Adults use their skills effectively to ensure that pupils who have special educa...tional needs (SEN) and/or disabilities make good progress. Disadvantaged pupils also make good progress by the time they leave the school. Pupils behave well because of the high expectations set by adults and the care they provide.

The curriculum meets the interests of pupils. Topics have a clear purpose so pupils know what they will find out from studying them. From low starting points, children make good progress in the early years.

They quickly become confident in their relationships with one another. While historical rates of attainment are below the national average, current pupils make good progress from their starting points. Pupils' writing is improving because they are taught well and are given opportunities to write often, and in different subjects.

Younger pupils make use of their knowledge of letters and the sounds they make to write simple sentences. In some classes, teachers do not provide challenging enough tasks, especially for the most able pupils. Leaders have worked hard to improve pupils' attendance.

This was better in 2017. However, there is still more to do to ensure that pupils attend more often. Senior leaders do not make good use of their tracking system to set ambitious targets for all year groups.

Governors ask challenging questions and know the school well. However, plans provided by leaders are not precise about how quickly they can expect planned actions to have impact.

Information about this school

This is a larger-than-average, two-form entry primary school.

A pre-school opened in September 2017 and operates under the responsibility of the school's governing body. Children can start the pre-school after their third birthday. At the time of this inspection, 18 children attended the pre-school.

Currently, two co-headteachers lead the school. Most pupils are White British, but pupils from a range of backgrounds make up more than half on the school roll. Approximately one-fifth of the pupils are from the Traveller community.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is above the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is above the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is above the national average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set minimum expectations for the attainment and progress of pupils by the end of key stage 2. A centre that provides for excluded pupils is part of the school's complex, but is managed separately and did not form part of this inspection.

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