Ashurst CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher and other leaders have developed a school with a very strong sense of community. The school values are known and respected highly by staff, pupils and parents.

Leaders provide a good education for all pupils. Pupils' writing skills are well developed. Teaching is personalised well to pupils' individual learning needs.

Consequently, pupils make strong progress across the curriculum. Pupils learn about a wide range of interesting topics. Strong links with an international school develop pupils' understanding of the wider world well.

Personal development, welfare and behaviour provision is outstanding. Every pupil is... very well cared for. Pupils are very happy in school.

Children in the early years are well prepared for the next stages of their education. Being taught with older pupils helps them become confident and resilient learners. Parents are very supportive of the school.

They deeply value the education their children receive. Extra funding to develop pupils' physical education and participation in sports is well spent. Most pupils regularly take part in a well-considered range of sporting activities.

Governors work very closely with school leaders. They know the school very well. They are well placed to support leaders to improve the school further.

Following a recent dip in standards, leaders have improved mathematics teaching, learning and assessment. As a result, pupils' outcomes are improving in mathematics. Phonics outcomes are not yet consistently strong.

Leaders' work to develop this area of provision is improving pupils' phonics skills.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average-sized rural primary school, with a strong Christian ethos. The school was last inspected under section 48 of the education act 2005, in April 2018.

The school was graded outstanding. Most pupils are from White British backgrounds. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below average.

The proportion of pupils with SEND is below average. Most pupils start school with higher-than-average prior attainment. Pupils are taught in mixed-age classes or groups.

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