Lawn Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school Steered by an inspirational headteacher, school leaders instil a culture of high aspirations so that pupils learn and achieve exceptionally well.

All leaders are highly supportive of the headteacher's vision of continuous improvement and are excellent role models themselves. Staff support for the headteacher has contributed to sustained improvements. Pupils make excellent progress from their starting points.

In 2015, Year 2 pupils made particularly strong progress in reading. Year 6 pupils' progress in mathematics and reading was significantly above average. Outstanding progress has led to high proportions of Year 6 pupils achievi...ng Level 5 and above in reading, writing and mathematics in 2015.

The proportion of children in the early years who reached a good level of development has risen each year and has consistently exceeded the national average. Current Reception Year children are working at a level which is higher than children in previous years. As a result of good teaching, Year 1 pupils taking the national phonics check have outperformed their peers nationally every year.

Teaching is outstanding and this brings out the best efforts in every pupil. Teachers communicate high expectations and pupils rise to meet them, determined to help themselves succeed. Care and support for pupils with special educational needs and disability is excellent.

The school's coordinator is meticulous in finding the best match for every pupil and this underpins their excellent progress. Attitudes to learning are exemplary and attendance is consistently high. Pupils' excitement and enthusiasm for learning lie at the heart of their continued successes.

Pupils are enormously proud of their school and embrace responsibilities to contribute to school life. They frequently help others and are the embodiment of the school's caring ethos. The curriculum is a great strength of the school.

Pupils enjoy learning about different subjects and develop a love for the arts, sport and music. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding because it is carefully planned in the curriculum and the wider life of the school and is closely monitored. The excellent governing board plays an important and successful role in supporting and challenging the school.

They bring about improvements focused on key school priorities. Pupils at the early stages of learning English receive support from class teachers and make good progress. As the number grows, the school is keen to provide more specific language support so that they too make outstanding progress.

Information about this school

This is an above-average-sized primary school. More pupils now than previously join the school from outside the catchment area. Most pupils are of White British heritage and speak English as their first language.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is well below average; the proportion of those who speak English as an additional language is rising and is currently slightly below average. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and are eligible to be supported through the pupil premium is well below average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are in the care of the local authority.

The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and disability is also well below average. 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. The school's website complies with statutory requirements.