St John and St James CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

Senior leaders, managers and governors lead the school exceptionally well, ensuring that teaching and achievement are of a high standard. Outstanding teaching inspires pupils to enjoy learning and to develop excellent personal skills. Skilful marking of pupils' work contributes to the high level of progress pupils make in literacy and numeracy.

Children begin school with levels of skill and knowledge that are well below that expected for their age. They make accelerated progress by the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The rigorous tracking of pupils' learning, and meticulous planning for improvement, results in outstandin...g progress across the school.

Attainment at all levels exceeds national expectations. Pupils who speak English as an additional language achieve as well as their peers because teachers and teaching assistants ensure that pupils' needs are met. This is also true of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, and pupils eligible for the pupil premium.

Pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is exemplary. They are confident and independent. They feel safe in school and are respectful towards each other and adults.

Parents and carers are pleased with school's ability to keep their children safe and happy. Governors ensure resources are well allocated and that pupil premium funding makes a positive contribution to the excellent achievement of the pupils.

Information about this school

The school is a smaller than average-sized primary school.

A high proportion of pupils are eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in the care of the local authority, pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those from service families. There are no pupils from service families in the school. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs who are supported at school action is above the national average, as is the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs.

Pupils are from a wide variety of minority ethnic backgrounds and a large proportion speak English as an additional language. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school is part of a federation of schools.