Boughton Leigh Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils achieve well. Standards are above average in English and mathematics at the end of Year 6. All groups of pupils, including disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs, make good progress.

Pupils supported by additional funding achieve well. The attainment gap between these and other pupils is closing steadily. Teaching is improving rapidly.

It is now consistently good and sometimes outstanding. The headteacher and deputy headteacher provide outstanding leadership. With effective support by leaders at all levels they have significantly improved the quality of teaching since the previous inspection.
.../>Governors have contributed very effectively to raising standards since the previous inspection. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Their great eagerness to learn helps them to get the most out of lessons.

The school provides high quality pastoral care. This ensures that all pupils, including those needing extra personal or emotional support, feel very safe in school and know how to keep safe. There is a vibrant atmosphere in the school.

Very attractive displays of pupils' work stimulate the pupils' interest and motivate them to produce their best efforts. The school provides a wide range of interesting opportunities outside of lesson, including sports, adventure activities and music that pupils say they appreciate. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teacher's do not always adjust lessons sufficiently to take account of pupils' responses and encourage pupils to investigate for themselves.

Pupils do not have enough opportunities to explore the creative possibilities arising from their work in mathematics.

Information about this school

This is an above-average sized junior school. Most pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is broadly average, as is the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language. The school currently supports an average proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs through school action. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also broadly average The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is broadly average.

In this school, this additional funding is allocated for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and looked-after children. The school meets current government floor standards, which set minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school runs breakfast and after-school clubs.

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