Newburgh Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Key findings

This outstanding school has made substantial strides since the last inspection. It has established an extremely cohesive community that ensures pupils' safety and promotes all aspects of their personal development highly effectively. The success is seen in pupils' outstanding behaviour and their excellent preparation for future learning.

High-quality provision sustains pupils' excellent achievement. Throughout the school most pupils far exceed the nationally expected rates of progress and reach challenging targets. By the end of Year 6 overall levels of attainment are well above average.

Outstanding teaching ensures, consistently, extremely well-paced learning in lessons and pupils gain skills... and knowledge at a rapid rate. Teachers' very high expectations and tangible sense of enthusiasm motivate and inspire pupils to try their hardest. Very effective recent actions give pupils many opportunities to apply their developing skills to learning in a wide range of subjects.

Teachers use the school's accurate assessment systems very effectively to plan tasks sharply matched to the abilities of all groups of pupils. They ensure sensitive and effective support for any pupils in danger of falling behind. Teachers use their detailed personal knowledge of each individual pupil to quickly and effectively amend tasks during lessons and ensure a very effective pace of learning for all.

Teachers very carefully analyse assessment information and set challenging targets above the nationally expected rates. However, the current recording systems are not clear about progress towards these higher targets. The whole staff team is committed to realising the headteacher's very clear vision of excellence for the school and the pupils.

Staff and governors work together very effectively to ensure success and continued improvements. Outstanding leadership and management are clear in the rigorous monitoring that ensures consistently sustained high-quality provision and pupils' great successes.

Information about the school

This is a smaller than an average-sized primary school set in a rural area.

Almost all pupils are from White British backgrounds with a very small percentage of pupils from minority ethnic groups. A low proportion of pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals. The percentage of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is well below average although there is a broadly average proportion with statements of special educational needs.

The school has gained a number of awards including Healthy School status, International School and a Learning Excellence award for innovative teaching. The school has exceeded government floor targets in each of the last three years. A voluntary group, Newburgh All Round Care, manages the Nursery and before- and after-school care in the school, which are subject to separate inspection.

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