The Valley Primary School

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About The Valley Primary School


Name The Valley Primary School
Website http://www.tmpf.staffs.sch.uk
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Executive Headteacher Jared Eccles
Address School Drive, Oakamoor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 3DQ
Phone Number 01538702355
Phase Academy
Type Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 49
Local Authority Staffordshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders share an ambitious vision for The Valley Primary School. Together, with effective governance from trustees, they are bringing about improvement in pupils' outcomes. Leaders have introduced new systems to track pupils' progress.

Teachers use this information well to plan lessons and monitor pupils' progress. The number of pupils on roll is rising because : leaders are working well to develop the Nursery provision. Children get off to a great start and make good progress.

Pupils are nurtured and cared for well. Pupils show respect and are most courteous. Pupils are kept safe and feel safe.

Progress for current pupils is goo...d because : they are being taught well. Teachers' assessments are accurate. Improving weaker aspects of pupils' skills in editing writing, handwriting and presentation of work require more attention from staff and leaders.

Reading skills and a love of reading are taught well from the beginning. As a result, pupils are making good progress in their phonics skills. Teachers' and teaching assistants' expectations of pupils' presentation of their work, including handwriting, are not high in all subjects.

The broad curriculum, including forest school, engages all pupils well. New subject leaders across the multi-academy trust are beginning to play a role in monitoring teaching and learning. Some subject leaders are less experienced in providing staff with precise feedback on what is going well and what needs to improve.

Carefully planned programmes of support are in place for pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities. As a result, they are making good progress from their starting points. Support for children of armed forces families (service children) is good.

They settle quickly into school life. Additional funding is used effectively to support disadvantaged pupils, resulting in them making good progress. Parents value the care and education their children receive.

Information about this school

The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. Pupils are taught in two mixed-age classes: the first class is for Nursery part time and full-time children; Reception; Year 1; and Year 2; the second class is a key stage 2 class. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils known to be eligible for pupil premium funding is below the national average.

Currently, the proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is a quarter of the school population, this is twice the national average. The school is an academy convertor and is a founding school of The Moorlands Primary Federation, established in 2015. The executive headteacher visits the school weekly.

The school leader manages the school on a daily basis. Most pupils are of White British heritage; all speak English as their first language. The governors operate a before- and after-school club on the school premises.


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