Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher's inspirational leadership and clear vision for the school's development have given leaders, governors and staff a vigorous sense of purpose. Consequently, areas identified for improvement when the school was last inspected have been met.

Standards are rising and the quality of teaching and learning has improved. Governors' good knowledge, experience and commitment have supported the school well on its journey to becoming good. Pupils throughout the school, including those who are disadvantaged and those who have special educational needs or disability, make good progress from their starting points and achieve well.

Good t...eaching provides imaginative experiences and activities that capture pupils' enthusiasm for learning. Children in the early years get off to a good start. They have a good standard of education in a rich learning environment that supports their learning.

Outcomes are above national expectations. Pupils know how to keep themselves and others safe at school, in the wider community and online. Bullying is rare and pupils are confident that staff will address any problems that do arise.

Pupils attend school regularly and have positive attitudes to learning. They are polite and behave well in lessons and around the school. Pupils have respect for each other and strongly empathise with the needs of others.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers do not always ensure that teaching assistants are deployed well enough to fully support learning. Pupils are not sufficiently involved in deciding which activities and topics they would like to Some of the new leaders do not monitor interventions or record assessment findings rigorously enough. The school is only partly successful in working in partnership with parents to find out what children study.

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Information about this school

This is an average-sized primary school. Almost all pupils are of White British heritage.

Pupils are taught in mixed-age classes from Years 1 to 6. Pupils in Reception are taught as one year group and attend full time. Two different groups of children attend the Nursery for morning or afternoon sessions.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability or have an educational health care plan is in line with the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by pupil premium funding is below average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those children who are looked after by the local authority.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. Since the previous inspection there have been a number of appointments, including new leaders. The governing body has been restructured and a new chair of the governing body has been appointed.