Worcesters Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. School leaders and managers have skilfully led the school through rapid and sustained improvement since the last inspection.

Their accurate, consistent and rigorous tracking has successfully developed the quality of teaching, which is securing high levels of progress for all learners across the school. Children arrive at school at levels below those expected for their age group, and make rapid and exceptional progress in literacy and numeracy because teaching is extremely well planned and delivered. Teachers and teaching assistants plan and teach collaboratively and inspire pupils to enjoy learning and to develop excellent personal skills....

Marking is of a very high standard and contributes to the excellent progress pupils make in their English and mathematics. However, the school does not yet apply this practice to the marking of topic work. Pupils develop independence and confidence in their extremely well-organised and vibrant classrooms.

Behaviour of pupils is exemplary. They feel happy, safe and very proud of their school. The school motto, 'Be the best you can be', filters across all the topics that pupils learn about and is very central to developing pupils' spiritual, moral and cultural awareness.

Parents and carers believe that their children are happy and safe and make good progress at school. Governors are very much involved in the drive for improvement. They ensure resources are well allocated and that pupil premium funding makes a positive contribution to the achievement of the pupils.

Information about this school

The school is a larger than an average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for additional funding (the pupil premium) is above average. This is additional government funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and looked-after children.

There are no children from service families or but there is a child looked after by the local authority. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, who are supported at school action, school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The majority of pupils are from a wide range of minority ethnic backgrounds.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is high compared to similar schools. The school does not use any alternative provision (lessons that take place regularly away from the school). The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.