North Harringay Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Standards in English and mathematics at the end of Year 6 and at the end of Year 2 are improving year on year.

Pupils achieve well. The proportion of pupils making and exceeding the expected rate of progress compares well with schools nationally. Pupils who are eligible for extra government funding and those who join the school at the early stages of learning English make particularly good progress.

The quality of teaching and learning is good. Teachers give pupils very detailed feedback about their work and pupils use this really well to make sure they improve. Pupils show exemplary attitudes to learning and want to succeed.

Th...eir behaviour is excellent both in lessons and around the school. They feel very safe in school and feel they are listened to and respected. The school is exceptionally well led and managed.

The inspirational headteacher and her senior leadership team are highly effective in checking and improving the quality of teaching and have the support of all the staff. The governing body is highly effective at challenging the school to improve. They are tenacious and professional, and insist that school leaders explain clearly about the work and life of the school.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : A small amount of teaching requires improvement. As a result, pupils' progress is not consistent in all year groups. A few teachers do not ask questions that are challenging enough or are designed to test and develop pupils' understanding.

Pupils do not get enough opportunities to plan their own learning, to ask their own questions and to learn on their own. A few teachers are not always aware of how well all their pupils are coping with activities and as a result, they miss the opportunity to give them more challenging work.

Information about this school

This is a larger-than-average primary school.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium, which is additional funding provided for looked after children, pupils eligible for free school meals and children of service families, is well above average. Almost all pupils are from minority ethnic groups and more than half of the pupils speak English as an additional language, both of which are well above the national averages. The proportion of pupils supported through school action is above average and the proportion supported through school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is well above average.

The number of pupils who join the school in the middle of the year is high compared with other schools and many of these pupils are at the very early stages of learning English. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school runs an after-school childcare facility for pupils.