The Pastures Primary School

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About The Pastures Primary School


Name The Pastures Primary School
Website http://www.pastures-primary.leics.sch.uk
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
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Headteacher Mrs Donna Cecchini
Address Thornhills, Narborough, Leicester, LE19 3YP
Phone Number 01162867738
Phase Academy
Type Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 303
Local Authority Leicestershire
Highlights from Latest Inspection
This inspection rating relates to a predecessor school. When a school converts to an academy, is taken over or closes and reopens as a new school a formal link is created between the new school and the old school, by the Department for Education. Where the new school has not yet been inspected, we show the inspection history of the predecessor school, as we believe it still has significance.

Main findings

Narborough The Pastures is an outstanding school that provides its pupils with an excellent education. A key strength is the calm, determined leadership of the headteacher who has secured a focused, common purpose among the staff.

As a result, there have been significant improvements in the school's performance since the previous inspection. This is particularly noticeable in the high standards pupils attain, in accelerated rates of pupils' progress, and in the many ways in which the school is led and managed. Senior leaders, managers and staff at all levels know the school's strengths and areas for development extremely well, are fully committed to continuous improvement and, as one member of staff p...ut it, 'hugely proud' to be part of such a successful school.

Priorities for improvement are based on thorough self-evaluation, planned strategically at a manageable pace and rigorously monitored in order to evaluate their impact. Children enter the school with skills broadly typical for their age. By the time they leave the school in Year 6, they have made outstanding progress and their skills are significantly above average.

Attainment is high and has been so for the last five years. However, current attainment in writing is not as high as it is in reading and mathematics. All groups of pupils do equally well.

This is because of the high quality support they receive in lessons and rigorous use of pupil tracking data to identify those pupils needing additional help. A key contributing factor in pupils' learning is their high attendance because they thoroughly enjoy coming to school. As a result, they are exceptionally well-prepared for the next stage in their education.

Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make exceptional progress because the quality of teaching is good and, at times, outstanding. The vast majority of pupils are enthusiastic learners in lessons because : teachers provide a variety of interesting, imaginative and challenging tasks. There is good practice in marking pupils' work, and occasional examples of outstanding feedback which makes it explicitly clear to pupils how they might improve their work, particularly in writing.

However, this exemplary practice is not consistently evident throughout the school. The curriculum, good at the time of the previous inspection, is now outstanding. It is exciting and enriched by a wide range of relevant, first-hand experiences.

It inspires pupils and empowers them to achieve highly. The effectiveness of care, guidance and support is a strength of the school and has improved from good to outstanding. Excellent relationships with other professionals from a range of outside agencies enable the school to meet pupils' individual needs extremely well.

Information about the school

The school is larger than average. Most pupils come from the immediate locality and from surrounding areas. A well below average proportion of pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals.

The proportion identified as having special educational needs and/or disabilities is similar to the national average, as is the proportion of pupils with a statement of special educational needs. These include speech and language, behavioural, medical and learning difficulties, as well as a wide range of other complex needs. Most pupils are White British.

A small minority of pupils come from ethnic minority groups and of these, very few speak English as an additional language. A small number of children attend the school from showmen traveller's families. The number of pupils joining and leaving the school at different times during the year is well below that normally found.

The school has the Eco School and International School awards, and Healthy Schools status. A before- and after-school club operates on the school site, as does a playgroup, both managed by the governing body. These were included in this inspection.


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