Meltham Moor Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. The headteacher has an accurate understanding of the school's effectiveness.

She exudes high aspirations for pupils and staff. Safeguarding procedures are effective. A culture of vigilance permeates the school.

Leaders at all levels, including governors, are fully committed to ensuring that all pupils achieve their potential. Pupils attain above-average standards over time in reading, writing and mathematics, by the end of key stage 2. Pupils make good progress from their starting points in English and mathematics, and across the wider curriculum, due to overall good teaching.

Staff in general work hard for the benefit of all pu...pils and are proud members of the school. Children enjoy the planned activities in the early years provision. They collaborate well and achieve well in all aspects of learning.

Pupils are well looked after in the school, and benefit spiritually, morally, socially and culturally from the wide array of visits and experiences. Pupils attend regularly and behave well. They show positive attitudes towards their learning.

The school's curriculum is effectively planned to provide a range of subject experiences and to enhance pupils' personal development. The use of additional funding makes a positive difference to pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, and to many from disadvantaged backgrounds. Sport premium funding is also used well to develop pupils' awareness of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle and to encourage participation in a wide range of sports.

On occasions, some teachers' expectations are not high enough, especially for the most able. A minority of pupils lose concentration in some lessons and do not learn as well as they could. Not all leaders share the same confidence in accurately checking the quality of teaching.

Information about this school

The school meets the requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school is a smaller than average-sized primary school. The vast majority of pupils are White British.

Few pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium is average. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is average.

The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is broadly average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. In recent years, a new headteacher, deputy headteacher, middle leaders and a new chair of governors have been appointed.

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