Tedburn St Mary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The school's positive ethos fosters good behaviour in lessons and around the school. There are strong relationships between pupils and staff. Teaching is typically good.

At times, as in Class 4, teaching is outstanding. Pupils make good progress and achieve well. By the end of Year 6, their attainment has consistently been above average, particularly in reading and mathematics.

Pupils' attendance is now above average and is improving further. Pupils feel very safe and valued and have a good awareness of dangers and risks. Senior leaders in the school have a clear view of the school's strengths, they know which areas need to be d...eveloped and they have good capacity to make the necessary improvements to help pupils learn even more effectively.

Pupils' progress is regularly tracked. The executive headteacher keeps a close check on the quality of teaching and learning. This informs the school's self-evaluation, which is accurate and forms the basis for good improvement planning.

Provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage is good. Pupils make good progress because of good teaching. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils, particularly the more able, are not always given sufficiently challenging work to reach their full potential.

Achievement in writing is not as strong as their achievement in other areas. The pupils' performance in the Year 1 phonics (sounds that letters make) screening check has been well below average.

Information about this school

This is a primary school that is much smaller than average.

Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium (which provides additional funding to support children in local authority care, children from service families and pupils known to be eligible for free school meals) is average. The proportion of disabled pupils or those who have special educational needs supported through school action is well above average.

The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The proportion of pupils joining or leaving the school at other than the normal times is slightly below average. The school meets the government's current floor standards which set the minimum expectations for pupils' progress and attainment in English and mathematics.

The school, with two other schools, became part of the Woodleigh Federation in January 2012. There is an executive headteacher and a joint governing body for the three schools and a head of school for Tedburn St Mary. The school has four classes, of which three have more than one age group.