Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. Throughout the school, all groups of pupils make rapid progress in English and mathematics. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and regularly check on pupils' understanding in lessons.

Teachers plan interesting and engaging activities that enable all learners to be fully involved in their learning. All teachers have a consistent approach of modelling the correct pronunciation of English words and every lesson has a strong focus on developing pupils' speaking skills. Consequently, pupils who speak English as an additional language make accelerated progress.

The 'Good to be Green' behaviour system is used very well by all sta...ff and pupils are proud that their excellent behaviour is recognised by staff. Pupils attend school very regularly and enjoy many enrichment activities. The executive headteacher and head of school have worked well together to monitor pupils' progress.

Leaders have ensured that there are rigorous systems in place to monitor the quality of teaching and provide good support and training for teachers. Subject leaders are very thorough in their analysis of areas identified for improvement and effective strategies have been implemented to ensure all pupils make accelerated progress. Governors provide excellent support and challenge to leaders.

They effectively monitor the spending of the pupil premium funding. The school communicates very well with parents and carers, and they praise the work of the school.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The percentage of girls on roll is below the national average. Around 36% of pupils are known to be eligible for additional support through the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children looked after by the local authority, those eligible for free school meals and the children of service families. This figure is above the national average.

There are no pupils who are looked after by the local authority and no pupils from service families currently at the school. Around 95% of the pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds. Approximately 43% of pupils are of Portuguese, Brazilian and Angolan heritage and 13% are from West African and Caribbean backgrounds.

Around two thirds of the pupils speak English as an additional language and this proportion is well above the national average. The proportion of pupils with special educational needs supported at school action is above the national average, and the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is well above the national average. In 2012, the school met the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

Since the last inspection, Wyvil has had joined a hard federation with Vauxhall Primary School. The two schools were federated under a single governing body on 3 December 2012. The headteacher at the time of the previous inspection is now the executive headteacher for this school and Vauxhall Primary School.

He shares his time equally across both schools. The deputy headteacher became the head of Wyvil School in September 2012 and a new deputy headteacher joined the school at Easter 2013. There is a specially resourced provision for children with speech and language impairment called Centre for Children with Speech and Language Impairment.

. There are 14 pupils on roll. The nursery playground was remodelled in summer 2011.

The school is the lead school in the cluster of 12 schools in the borough. Very few pupils are educated off-site at Octavia House (Therapeutic Centre) and Kennington Park Bridge to School. The school runs a number of after-school clubs.

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