The Woodlands Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, senior leaders and governors have taken a determined and effective approach to improving teaching and pupils' achievement since the school was last inspected. Senior leaders check teaching regularly.

They identify areas that need improving and provide prompt support and follow-up. Teaching is now good throughout the school and this has led to all groups of pupils making good progress, particularly in reading and writing. Teachers make good use of their regular and on-going assessments of pupils' learning and achievements to challenge pupils and make sure that all make good progress and achieve well.

Children in the early ...years get off to a good start. Effective teaching ensures they make good progress and that children are prepared well to join Year 1. Staff have created an environment in which pupils feel respected and valued.

Consequently, pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They are polite and courteous to each other and to adults. This makes school a safe place for pupils.

Governance has improved greatly under the new leadership of the governing body. Governors have quickly got to know the school well and play an important role in checking and planning for improvement. They now ask searching questions of the headteacher and other leaders, holding them to account for the school's effectiveness.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Although pupils progress well in mathematics, they do not study topics in sufficient depth, and their skills in setting out solutions clearly in order to be able to solve problems is not yet well enough developed. The mathematics subject leader is new to this responsibility. She has not yet had time to put in place her improvement plans to rectify weaker areas in the teaching of mathematics.

Information about this school

The school is an average-sized primary school. Most pupils are White British. Very few pupils speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported through the pupil premium (additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals or looked after by the local authority) is about average. The proportion of pupils who are disabled or have special educational needs is below average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

There is a breakfast club before school each morning. This is managed by the governors and was included in the inspection. Since the previous inspection, six teachers have joined the school.

The senior leadership team has been restructured. The deputy headteacher took up post in October 2013 and two assistant heads have been appointed. There are new subject leaders for English and mathematics.

The Governing Body has reconstituted under a new Chair. There are two new governors. The school is supported by a Local Leader of Education, the headteacher of Glascote Academy, Tamworth.