The Coombes Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an inadequate school There has been much turbulence in leadership for the past two years. Some important national developments have not been implemented in the school.

Governors have had no strategy to secure improvements. Consequently, the quality of teaching has declined significantly. Not enough pupils across the school are making expected progress in English and mathematics.

The curriculum is inadequate and teachers' expectations of pupils are not high enough. Teachers' assessments of pupils are not accurate as they do not have a thorough understanding of the national curriculum. Lessons do not enable pupils of different abilities and groups to suc...ceed.

Teachers do not use their knowledge of pupils to plan suitably challenging tasks. Children in the early years are not making enough progress because teaching does not effectively promote learning. Activities in the indoor and outdoor provision do not cover all of the areas of learning.

Disadvantaged pupils underachieve. Leaders have not spent the pupil premium effectively. Leaders have not identified the most able pupils.

No provision is made for this group. Pupils who have special educational needs or disability make even less progress than other pupils. Extra support is not effective.

Equal opportunities are not well promoted. Pupils do not have equal chances to achieve. Governors and some leaders have an inaccurate understanding of the school's effectiveness.

They do not understand pupils' progress information well enough so they cannot use this to hold others to account. Opportunities to develop pupils' social, moral, spiritual and cultural understanding and knowledge of British values are not embedded. Pupils are not well prepared for life in modern Britain.

Not all adults are applying the new expectations of pupils' behaviour well enough. The school has the following strengths The consultant headteacher has recently introduced important changes and helpful new systems. It is too early to see the impact of these.

Relationships between adults and pupils are strong. Safeguarding is effective because adults prioritise pupils' welfare.

Information about this school

The Coombes Church of England Primary School is much larger than the average primary school.

Children in the Nursery attend on a part-time basis. Few pupils are known to be disadvantaged and eligible for the pupil premium (additional government funding for pupils eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after). The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below the national average.

Few pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is below average. The school meets the current government's floor standard, which sets out minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress by the end of Year 6.

There has been no permanent headteacher for two years. The deputy headteacher has worked with several interim headteachers to lead the school. Currently, a consultant headteacher from Whiteknights Primary School is providing significant support to the school.

This support is due to end in July 2016. The deputy headteacher is acting headteacher. The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information about the curriculum and governance structures on its website.

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