Capel Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Teaching is good because most activities are carefully planned at the right level for pupils and learning is assessed regularly.

Consequently, they make good progress by the end of Key Stage 2. Children are given a strong start in the early years and reach good levels of development. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is well provided for.

This, along with the work of their active school council, helps to prepare pupils for life in modern democratic Britain. Pupils speak highly of their school, behave well in class and treat each other well around the school. The school's work to keep pupils safe is good.

P...upils feel well looked after and their parents are confident that their children are secure in the school. Achievement was good by the end of Year 2 and Year 6 last year. The school's records show that performance and good progress have also been sustained for pupils in other year groups.

Governors and leaders are ambitious for the school and have made sure that pupils' behaviour and the leadership of the school have improved rapidly since the previous inspection. The leadership team has set clear expectations for good teaching and provides focused support for staff to improve their practice. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not all adults are skilled in designing activities and asking questions that help pupils, particularly the most able, to deepen and widen their knowledge.

Not all teachers are as skilled as the best in re-shaping activities in lessons to help all pupils make rapid progress. Pupils' behaviour has improved considerably since new policies were introduced after the previous inspection but a minority of parents do not yet accept this. The newly appointed middle leaders check pupils' work methodically but are not yet holding teachers to account in their respective areas of responsibility.

Information about this school

Capel Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is above average with about one in eight pupils supported for their special educational needs. The proportion of pupils who receive support through the pupil premium (extra money provided by the government for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority) is below the national average. Fewer than two out of 10 pupils are supported with this additional funding.

Almost all pupils in the school are of White British heritage. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Early years provision consists of a full-time Reception class.

The headteacher took up his post in February 2013. A permanent deputy headteacher has been appointed since the previous inspection. Middle leadership appointments for the positions of designate leader for literacy, early years leader and special educational needs coordinator were all made in September 2014.