Chapel Allerton Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. The school has improved well since the previous inspection. This is because the headteacher and other leaders have been successful in making sure the areas for improvement have been dealt with.

Pupils achieve well and make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Children in the early years get off to a good start, make good progress and are looked after well. Teaching has improved and is now good with some teaching that is outstanding.

Pupils behave well in class and around the school. They say they feel safe and they like their teachers. The school's curriculum and out of school activities strongly promote pupils' spiritual, ...moral, social and cultural development.

Middle leaders carry out their duties well. Governors provide good challenge and support to school leaders and are keen to become even more effective. It is not yet an outstanding school because : There is not enough outstanding teaching to enable pupils to make rapid rather than good progress.

Teachers' marking is not always effective in enabling pupils to improve their work. Opportunities are missed for younger pupils to use and develop their number skills consistently well. In some classes not enough attention is given to pupils developing good punctuation and spelling skills.

Information about this school

The school is larger than most primary schools. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is above average.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is broadly in line with the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those supported through the pupil premium, is above the national average. The pupil premium is additional funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The Nursery provides part-time early year education and the Reception classes provide full-time early years education. The school has received support from a national leader in education from Morley Victoria Primary School.

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