The Deans Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. Children make an excellent start to their early education because of outstanding provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Pupils' achievement in English and mathematics in all key stages is exceptional, regardless of their ability and background. Pupils read and write exceptionally well. This helps them to make brisk progress in other subjects.

Overall standards are considerably higher than the national average by the end of Year 6 and have been for several years. The school's results in national tests places them in the top 20% of all schools in reading, writing and mathematics in Key Stage 1 and in English at Key Stage 2.... Standards in mathematics by the end of Key Stage 2 are not quite as high as in English.

Teaching is excellent over time. Teachers plan highly appropriate levels of work. This ensures that pupils make rapid progress in a range of subjects.

However on occasion, teaching assistants are not used to their full extent at the beginning of mathematics lessons. Behaviour and safety are outstanding. All pupils feel very safe in the school.

They have excellent relationships with each other and the adults around them. Marking by teachers and self-checks by pupils are particularly effective in writing. There is outstanding provision for a wide range of subjects and activities provided for pupils.

This includes high quality provision for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. The headteacher is highly motivating and has set high goals for each pupil. The staff overwhelmingly supports her vision.

Since the previous inspection, the school has prospered immensely under this dynamic leadership. The governing body gives excellent support to the school and helps it to maintain outstanding performance in all aspects of its work, including teaching and pupils' achievement since the previous inspection.

Information about this school

The Deans Primary School is an average-sized primary school.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium is below average.

(The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children who are looked after by the local authority.). At Deans, almost all the pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium are those known to be entitled to free school meals and this proportion is smaller than the national average.

The large majority of pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is above average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is below average.

A new headteacher has been appointed since the previous inspection. The headteacher has also been supporting another school in the local authority with school improvement. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

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