Carnagill Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an inadequate school Turbulence in leadership has hindered rates of improvement. Over time, governors and senior leaders have failed to tackle weaknesses in wider leadership and poor teaching, learning and assessment. They have not taken effective action to stem the decline in pupils' progress.

Leaders do not monitor the quality of teaching and learning across subjects consistently or meticulously. They have not put in place much-needed challenge and support for staff. Leaders have not put an effective assessment system in place.

Pupils' progress is not tracked thoroughly or accurately by leaders or staff. Governors have not checked carefully to see if... leaders' use of pupil premium funding and special educational needs (SEN) funding is making a positive difference for pupils. The progress made by these groups of pupils is weak.

Pupils make poor progress from their different starting points. Too few pupils reach the standards expected for their age in reading, writing, mathematics and science. Teachers' expectations are too low.

They do not plan tasks and learning that accurately match pupils' needs. The most able pupils are not challenged effectively. Pupils who need to catch up are not well supported.

Teachers do not use additional adults to best effect. In the early years, assessment is inaccurate. Teachers do not provide enough challenging learning experiences for children, particularly in reading, writing and numbers.

Children, including the most able, lose interest and flit between tasks. They do not make the progress that adults should expect of them. The school has the following strengths The new headteacher is quickly tackling crucial priorities.

Her positive, can-do attitude and decisive actions are lifting morale and inspiring others. Pupils are kind, friendly and cheerful. They feel safe, enjoy school and attend regularly.

Pupils perform school duties conscientiously. They are proud of their role in helping others.

Information about this school

This is a slightly smaller than average-sized primary school.

There have been considerable changes in staffing since the previous inspection, including a new headteacher, new SEN coordinator (a role currently assumed by the headteacher) and a new chair of governors. The school meets the Department for Education's definition of a coasting school based on key stage 2 academic performance in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress by the end of Year 6.

The school is located within the Catterick garrison. The large majority of pupils are from service families. This means that a significant proportion of pupils are eligible for support through the government's additional premium funding for service pupils.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium, however, is lower than the national average. The proportion of pupils who start or leave the school at times other than the normal points of entry and exit for a primary school is higher than usual. The proportion of pupils who receive support for SEN and/or disabilities is broadly in line with other schools nationally.

The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan or a statement of SEN is lower than the national average. The large majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is lower than other schools nationally.