St Martin’s Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders have inspired the staff to share their vision and high expectations. Together, they have made significant improvements to the school since the previous inspection.

Leaders and governors have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and weaknesses. They have developed a highly effective collaboration with two other local schools. They work well with the local authority.

Pupils make good progress in key stages 1 and 2 and subjects across the curriculum, including reading, writing and mathematics. Pupils' behaviour is good. They learn well together and enjoy school, although a small proportion of pupils do not attend regul...arly enough.

Leaders have outstanding personal development and welfare support for pupils. As a result, pupils flourish and thrive at the school. Disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) made good progress.

Teachers give interesting lessons that meet pupils' needs. Children in the early years make outstanding progress. Strong leadership ensures that children learn very well and develop curiosity and good habits of learning.

Leaders ensure that teaching, learning and assessment is good. They have put in place an effective professional development programme. Staff morale is very high.

The curriculum is rich, varied and interesting. There are a wide range of effective extra- curricular and enrichment activities. Parents and carers are very supportive of the school.

They value the ways the school includes and informs them of pupils' learning and progress. A minority of most-able pupils do not make the progress that the school expects. This is because teaching for these pupils is not yet challenging enough.

Safeguarding is very effective. It is at the heart of the school's ethos.

Information about this school

St Martin's Primary School is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The school has arranged an informal collaboration with two local primary schools. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is slightly below the national average. The proportion of pupils who require support for special educational needs and/or disabilities is above the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is below the national average. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged is above the national average. The school does not use any alternative provision.