Cheadle Heath Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The dynamic headteacher, well supported by her deputy, is transforming learning at Cheadle Heath. The school is rapidly improving because leaders have tackled previous weaknesses effectively. Teaching and learning are consistently good or better.

Pupils learn at a good pace and enjoy the interesting and creative strategies that teachers use to make learning enjoyable. Pupils make good progress from below-average starting points to reach at least average and sometimes above-average standards by the end of Year 6. Progress is especially good in mathematics.

Pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are very well supporte...d so that they make good progress and achieve well. Similarly, disadvantaged pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics and achieve at least national standards. Pupils behave well and their positive attitudes to learning contribute to their success.

They feel safe and secure in school and trust the adults to look after them. Pupils respond positively to the nurturing environment that leaders have created. Children in the early years make a positive start to their learning because they like school and feel safe and secure at all times.

The curriculum is outstanding. This is because it is aspirational and seeks to open the eyes of pupils to the world around them and make them aware of limitless possibilities. The positive ethos of the school celebrates diversity and gives pupils a wealth of opportunities to develop personally, socially and emotionally.

Governors have high ambitions for the school and for every pupil. They have a detailed knowledge of the school's strengths and areas for development. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The most able pupils are not always given work that challenges them to reach their full potential.

Basic skills in grammar, punctuation and spelling are well taught in English but pupils do not always apply these confidently in other subjects. The school has many strategies in place to promote attendance but some pupils and families are slow to respond to these.

Information about this school

Cheadle Heath is slightly larger than the average-sized primary school.

The large majority of pupils come from White British backgrounds with few pupils who speak English as an additional language. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported through the pupil premium is just above average. The pupil premium supports pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those looked after by the local authority.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is average. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school meets the government's current floor standards which set minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

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