Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The headteacher and acting headteacher, ably supported by senior leaders, provide principled and focused leadership. This has ensured that teaching is good and pupils achieve well. Children get off to a good start in the early years because of the high quality teaching and care they receive.

From their different starting points, pupils make good progress. By the end of Key Stage 2 pupils reach standards that are never less than average overall and are often above average in reading, spelling, grammar and punctuation. The provision for disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is a strength of the school, and leadership... in this area is outstanding The music and sports teaching in the school provide an outstanding contribution to its broad and rich curriculum.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted well through the many stimulating experiences available, both inside and outside the classroom. Governance has improved since the last inspection. Governors know the school well and provide a good balance of challenge and support.

Pupils' behaviour is good in lessons and around the school. This has a positive impact on their learning. They are polite, friendly and unreservedly welcoming to visitors.

Pupils feel safe at school and have the confidence that the adults and their friends will take care of them. Attendance is above average and this reflects how much pupils enjoy coming to school. The majority of parents are positive about the school and say that their children feel happy and safe there.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching is not yet good enough to make achievement outstanding because teachers do not always provide enough challenge, particularly for the most-able pupils in mathematics. Some phase leaders are not yet making a fully effective contribution to improving pupils' achievement in their areas of responsibility. Teachers' marking does not always give pupils clear guidance on how to improve their work, particularly in Key Stage 1.

Information about this school

Chase Lane is a larger-than-average primary school. Children attend the Nursery on a part time basis. There are two Reception classes which pupils attend full-time.

The school is led jointly by the headteacher and, whenever he is away from the school developing the work of the local SCITT (School based Initial Teacher Training), by the acting headteacher. The large majority of pupils are from a White British background. At 32.

2%, the proportion of pupils eligible for the pupil premium is above average. This is additional government funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those in care. At 15.

6%, the proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is slightly below average. The school runs a breakfast and after-school club called 'Sunny Club'. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics.