Badby School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Progress has improved in the school and is now consistently good for all groups of pupils.

Attainment rose at Key Stage 1 in 2013 and was above average. Attainment had remained broadly average at Key Stage 2 but is starting to rise as pupils now make faster progress in this key stage. Teachers have good subject knowledge and set work for pupils of different ability levels in lessons.

This means that they all make good progress. Teaching assistants work well with teachers and question pupils well to help them in their learning. Pupils are given opportunities to discuss their work together in lessons and pupils do this enthusiastically, wh...ich helps their progress.

Pupils have positive attitudes to learning in all classes. They are routinely polite, courteous and helpful to each other. Pupils say that they feel safe in school and their above-average attendance shows they enjoy coming to school.

Leaders, managers and governors, with the clear leadership of the headteacher, have accelerated pupils' progress and raised the quality of teaching. Governors have a good understanding of the school and are able to give valuable support and challenge to staff. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Checks are not always made regularly enough on pupils' progress throughout lessons.

On occasions, progress slows when some pupils lack motivation because they worked on activities for too long, or have understood the skills and do not have something to challenge them further. Teachers do not check that pupils act on the comments they write when they mark pupils' work. Although pupils sometimes have opportunities to learn from each other, there are not enough opportunities for them to improve their progress in this way.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are White British. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported at school action is well below average.

The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is just below average. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium funding (additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, children looked after by the local authority and pupils with a parent in the armed forces) is well below average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the national minimum expectations for attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics.

The governing body runs a 32 place pre-school, with 25 children currently on roll, which was inspected as part of this inspection. The headteacher took up her post in September 2012. The school is due to become an academy as part of a multi-academy trust in April 2014.