From Requires Improvement to Good

The school is now above the national in all data measures. The school moved to Good in the latest inspection.

In February 2014, Ofsted advised that the school required improvement as both outcomes for children and attendance was below the national, partly due to both middle leaders and governors not having enough detailed knowledge of standards and progress. Teaching and marking was deemed to be not consistently good enough.

The headteacher and her leadership team set about embedding the following:

• Holding staff to account for their job descriptions and line management areas has been crucial to improving the school;
• Phonics training and monitoring has been rigorous, to ensure consistency;
• Half-termly tea and talk with parents with an open agenda has been vital to ensuring that we understand the concerns of parents and can communicate change effectively;
• Incorporating ‘Tapestry’ into early years has also supported strong parental engagement;
• We have shared responsibilities in key areas so that it increases accountability and creativity;
• Talk for writing is used across the school and monitored tightly;
• We have timetabled book checks and moderations;
• We have changed our school logo and updated our website to be more professional and outward-facing;
• We have open and honest conversations with governance on a regular basis, and encourage time in school.

None specific, but we have needed to spend time on ensuring our appraisal systems are embedded

Ofsted 2016 said: ‘The headteacher’s strong leadership and determination to make the school as good as possible has brought about good improvement since the last inspection. Other leaders with key responsibilities, and members of the governing body, have supported the headteacher well in improving teaching and raising achievement. Good teaching in the early years is enabling children to progress well.