Meavy Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school School leaders successfully raise the quality of teaching to ensure pupils achieve well as they move through the school. Subject leaders are highly competent in bringing about further improvements within their areas of responsibility, so that pupils' achievement continues to improve.

Governors know the school very well. They challenge school leaders and effectively promote improvements in teaching and achievement. The behaviour of pupils is outstanding.

Pupils relish learning and this has a strong impact on the progress they make. The school's work to keep pupils safe is highly effective. Teachers have high expectations and ask questions ...which deepen pupils' understanding.

They plan interesting activities so that pupils are keen to learn. Disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs have tailored support which enables them to make good progress. Other adults within the classroom skilfully provide guidance for pupils who have additional learning needs so that they do well.

Pupils make good progress throughout the school and achieve well. By the end of Year 6, pupils are especially successful in mathematics and reading. Children in the early years provision make good progress.

Staff are very attentive and take every opportunity to promote children's development. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils do not have enough opportunities to write, either in literacy lessons or in other subjects, and this hinders their progress and achievement in writing. Teachers' written guidance does not always help pupils improve their work and raise their standards.

Information about this school

The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. In the Early Years Foundation Stage there is one full-time class in Reception, which is also grouped with some pupils from Year 1. Pupils in Key Stages 1 and 2 are taught in mixed-age classes.

Most pupils are of White British heritage. When compared with national figures, the proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below average. Very few pupils in the school are eligible for support from pupil premium funding.

The proportion is well- below average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals or those who are in care. There were too few pupils in Year 6 in 2014 to judge reliably whether the school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics.

The school and one other primary school make up the West Dartmoor Federation. They share an executive headteacher. There is a federated governing body managing both schools.