Beehive Lane Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Outcome

Beehive Lane Community Primary School continues to be an outstanding school.

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils at Beehive Lane experience an exceptionally strong education. They develop a wealth of knowledge and skills across all subjects.

As a result, pupils are very well prepared for the next stage of their education.

During their time in the school, pupils become confident, curious and independent. They ably debate and discuss what they are learning about in lessons.

They successfully present and explain ideas to others. Everyone takes part in termly speaking competitions. Pupils are highly supportive of each other, particularly those who need extra... help to do this confidently.

Pupils are very accepting of each other and any differences between them. They are polite and well behaved. Older pupils organise their peers to take on key responsibilities in the school each week, such as being play leaders.

Playtimes are happy times, with lots of games and activities on offer.

There is rarely any bullying. Pupils know that if someone is mean to them, adults will sort out any issues quickly.

Pupils feel very safe in this school.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

This is a school where leaders and staff hold what is best for pupils at the forefront of everything they do. There is a high level of consistency across the school.

Leaders lead by example. They check that anything they ask teachers to do works well in their own classrooms and lessons first. Leaders make sure that staff are well trained and confident to teach any new initiatives.

The curriculum is very well planned. In every subject, it is clear what leaders expect pupils to learn and when. Pupils revisit important themes over time.

Teachers adapt their teaching day by day to meet pupils' exact needs.

Developing pupils' vocabulary is important in this school. Pupils have a comprehensive understanding of subject-specific language and use this accurately in their explanations and written work.

Pupils' work across the curriculum is of an excellent standard. Pupils achieve highly, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Teachers encourage pupils to discuss and explain their learning with each other.

Teachers listen to these discussions to check whether pupils have remembered and understood important knowledge. Teachers make sure that pupils master what they are learning before moving on to more complex work. They use carefully chosen resources to help pupils learn successfully.

For example, in mathematics, pupils are taught how to use images and practical equipment to help them solve problems. Children in early years and pupils in Year 1 become highly fluent in recognising groups of numbers by sight so that they can combine these quickly.

Leaders ensure that staff teach early reading effectively.

Children learn phonics successfully from the moment they enter the Reception class. The books that the youngest readers take home are very well matched to the sounds that they know. Pupils across the school delight in the texts they read in lessons and the way in which their teachers engage them in plot twists and turns.

Older pupils enjoy being part of book clubs where they review the books they have read with each other.

Leaders identify the needs of pupils with SEND quickly and accurately. Leaders make sure that the right additional support is put in place.

Pupils with more complex needs have individualised curriculum plans, with activities linked to the topics that the rest of the class is learning. This enables pupils with SEND to make strong progress from their own starting points.

Disadvantaged pupils achieve exceptionally well.

Leaders, including governors, keep a close eye on these pupils. Pupils at risk of not making excellent progress are given additional help, so that they get back on track quickly.

Pupils' personal development is a top priority.

There is a wide range of clubs and trips on offer. Pupils take part in two Shakespeare plays in their time at the school and have the opportunity to work with professional actors. Leaders use drama to develop pupils' confidence in presenting to others.

Pupils enthusiastically take part in poetry and storytelling competitions.

Pupils' behaviour is excellent throughout all year groups. Pupils work hard and persevere when they find things challenging.

They are very motivated to learn and be the best they can be.

Leaders and staff are keen to learn from others and engage with a variety of external learning organisations. Leaders and staff share their own skills and expertise with other schools, including through the work of the local mathematics hub.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Leaders make sure that all staff have regular and comprehensive training. Staff know the pupils in their care very well.

They make sure that vulnerable pupils and families get the additional support they need. This is supplemented by the part-time family support worker.

Pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe from harm, both outside school and when online.

They feel safe in school and know whom they can talk to if they are worried.

All appropriate checks are made on adults who are in the school on a regular basis.

Background

When we have judged a school to be outstanding, we will then normally go into the school about once every four years to confirm that the school remains outstanding.

This is called a section 8 inspection of a good or outstanding school, because it is carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005. We do not give graded judgements on a section 8 inspection. However, if we find evidence that a school would now receive a higher or lower grade, then the next inspection will be a section 5 inspection.

Usually this is within one to two years of the date of the section 8 inspection. If we have serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the quality of education, we will deem the section 8 inspection a section 5 inspection immediately.

This is the first section 8 inspection since we judged the school to be outstanding in March 2016.

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