Ancaster CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The very large majority of pupils are making good progress in reading, writing and mathematics in all classes. Standards for pupils currently on roll have improved markedly in the last two years. Teaching and learning are good throughout the school, and are often outstanding in Early Years Foundation Stage and Years 1 and 2.

Pupils with special educational needs and those who are eligible for additional funding make good progress due to the support they receive and the special arrangements the school makes for them. Pupils behave well in lessons and at break times. They say they feel very safe and that bullying is unusual, though they kn...ow what to do if it might occur.

Pupils' rates of attendance are above the national average. The headteacher has had a highly positive impact on the effectiveness of learning throughout the school. Teachers are held to account but also given good guidance on how their teaching might be improved.

As a result, the quality of teaching and pupils' achievement continue to improve rapidly, and both are better than they were at the time of the last inspection. It is not yet an outstanding school because : There is some inconsistency in the quality of teaching in Key Stage 2, usually when tasks are not planned accurately enough to fully meet all pupils' learning needs. Subject leaders do not yet check closely enough on the amount of learning taking place in the subjects for which they have responsibility.

Information about this school

Ancaster is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Currently, all classes except Reception class are taught in mixed-age groups. This arrangement varies from year to year, as class sizes vary when new pupils enter or leave the school.

Almost all pupils come from White British backgrounds. Very few pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium (additional government funding) is broadly average.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is well below average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The proportion of pupils entering or leaving the school at times other than the usual is well above average.

The school meets the current government floor standards which set the minimum expectations for attainment and progress. Pupils are educated on-site. There is no regular alternative off-site provision.

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