St John’s and St Clement’s Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The school's effectiveness has improved since its previous inspection. Senior leaders have made improvements in the quality of teaching and pupils' achievement. Most pupils, including those who speak English as an additional language, now make good progress, particularly in reading and mathematics.

Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs are supported well by additional adults. They make good progress like their peers. Teaching is typically good.

Most teachers ask probing questions and check pupils' understanding regularly in lessons. Pupils attend school regularly and are very polite to their classmates and adu...lts. They behave well and have good attitudes to learning.

Governors rigorously monitor pupils' progress and hold leaders accountable for accelerating their progress. Senior leaders have created an inclusive, vibrant learning environment where pupils have a wide range of creative topics and activities that engage their interests in most lessons. Parents are very supportive of the school and praise teachers' supportive and approachable manner.

Pupils' books are marked regularly with detailed feedback from teachers that provides good advice to help them improve. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils' progress in writing is not as good as in reading and mathematics. Sometimes, teachers do not provide enough activities that stretch pupils to apply their knowledge and skills to solve harder problems.

Middle leaders do not always analyse pupils' performance closely enough to help accelerate pupils' progress further.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. Around 21 per cent the pupils are known to be eligible for additional support through the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for looked-after children, those eligible for free school meals and the children of service families.

This figure is well above average. There are a few pupils who are looked after by the local authority, and no pupils from service families currently at the school. Over half of the pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds.

Most of these pupils are of Black British heritage. Around a quarter of the pupils speak English as an additional language. This proportion is well above the national average.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported at school action is below the national average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is similar to the national average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

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