Cheswick Green Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. As a result of consistently good teaching, pupils achieve well. They make good progress throughout the school and attain above average standards in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

The proportion of outstanding teaching is steadily rising. Lessons engage pupils' interest and enthusiasm and help them to become confident learners. Behaviour and safety are outstanding.

Pupils have a very mature understanding of how to stay safe and their excellent attitudes to learning prepare them extremely well for secondary school. Disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs receive appropriate individual support so that the...y make similar progress to other pupils. The pupil premium is spent effectively on the eligible pupils to improve their attendance, boost their self-confidence and quicken their progress.

As a result any gaps in attainment between these and other pupils in the school are closing. The headteacher and senior teachers, supported by the outstanding governing body lead and manage the school well. They ensure high expectations for performance are met and as a result the quality of teaching and provision is improving strongly.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers do not always make it clear enough to pupils what they need to do to make good or outstanding progress. Pupils do not learn enough about the range of cultural traditions represented in the local area.

Information about this school

Cheswick Green is an average-sized primary school.

The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium (additional government funding, which in this school is allocated for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals) is low compared to most schools. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs who are supported at school action plus or with statements of special educational needs is slightly above the national average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is similar to that found in the majority of primary schools.

Nearly all the pupils speak English as a first language. The school meets current floor standards, whereby the government sets the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. An independently run pre-school, which operates on the site in premises shared with the school's before-school and after-school care provision, is inspected and reported upon separately.