St Peter’s Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. St Peter's has gone from strength to strength over the past two years.

The headteacher, senior leaders, staff and governors have worked tirelessly. They have robustly addressed the areas identified at the time of the last inspection as requiring improvement. The whole of the staff team are determined to provide the very best for the pupils.

The early years provision is outstanding. Children get off to a flying start in school. They develop a real love of learning and make rapid progress.

Pupils go on to achieve well throughout Key Stages 1 and 2. Standards are above average at the end of Year 6 and they continue to rise. The qua...lity of teaching has improved owing to strong leadership of teaching and learning.

Most of the time teaching is now good; some is outstanding. Pupils' behaviour is good. They are polite to visitors and many pupils conduct themselves extremely well in and around school.

Pastoral support is very strong. The school's work to keep pupils safe is outstanding. Pupils are invited to join small 'family groups' when they start school.

This helps them to feel very safe from the start, and fosters excellent relationships. Governors know the school well and offer a good level of challenge and support. The school provides a good curriculum that supports pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development particularly well.

Music, the performing arts and sporting activities are all given high priority. Many memorable experiences and special events add interest and enjoyment to school life, such as the many residential visits, the hosting of the daffodil tea for the community and the recent 'Master Chef' events. All of the parents who responded to Parent View say that their children are happy at school.

Attendance rates are consistently high. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching is not outstanding. Some pupils could do even better, particularly boys in writing activities.

Pupils' work is not always well presented. Expectations of what pupils can achieve in subjects such as science, geography and history are not as high as in discrete English and mathematics lessons.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium is below average. The pupil premium is additional funding that the school receives to support those pupils who are eligible for free school meals and those looked after by the local authority. Most pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils from ethnic minority groups is smaller than that found nationally, as is the proportion who speaks English as an additional language. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

Children attend the early years on a full-time basis. The school has the silver kite mark for physical education. The school works collaboratively in teaching schools alliances with a number of other schools in the locality.

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