Chiltern Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Senior leaders' determined efforts have improved the school notably since the last inspection.

As a result, standards of teaching, learning and behaviour are now good. Pupils are engaged and enthused by their curriculum. Rich opportunities for experiences beyond the classroom complement pupils' formal learning successfully.

Staff are vigilant in their work to keep pupils safe. Safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and used well. Pupils flourish because : of adults' nurture and support.

The quality of teaching is good across the school. Pupils learn well because lesson activities develop their knowledge, skills and underst...anding securely over time. Teachers and other adults provide pupils with useful support that enables them to access their learning.

At times, this limits pupils' opportunities to think more deeply and transfer what they know to unfamiliar contexts. Pupils are willing to learn. They use time in lessons productively and are committed to improving the quality of their work.

They currently make good progress across a range of subjects, catching up from historical underperformance. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress as a result of the effective support they receive. Overall, attainment is rising, in many instances matching the national average.

Standards in reading and mathematics are currently higher than in writing, particularly for boys. Attendance has improved and is now in line with the national average. Groups of pupils who had high rates of absence in the past now attend at least as well as their peers.

Pupils conduct themselves well around the school. They are warm, welcoming and supportive of each other. They respond well to adults' high expectations for their behaviour.

Early years provision prepares children well for key stage 1. Leaders plan thoughtfully to meet children's learning and emotional needs. Consequently, children make good progress in all aspects of their development by the end of the Reception Year.

Governors are keen supporters of the school. They hold leaders appropriately to account for the impact of their work on the quality of teaching and learning across the curriculum. Governors use training and feedback effectively to develop the rigour of their work.

Information about this school

This is a maintained primary school. Since the last inspection it has reduced the pupil admission number, so that there is now one class in each year group. The school is in an area of relatively high social deprivation.

Above-average proportions of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Three quarters of pupils are of White British origin. More than a tenth of pupils are believed to speak English as an additional language.

The number of ethnic minority groups represented in the school is higher than that seen in similar schools. The proportion of pupils with SEND is above average. This proportion decreased during the last academic year.

The current headteacher took up his post shortly after the last inspection. The chair of governors has been in his current role since May 2018. There is a nursery on the school site, which is registered and inspected separately.

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