Colliers Green Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils achieve well.

The school is firmly at the centre of community life. Pupils behave outstandingly well because the school has very clear expectations of the way that all members of the school community should treat and respect each other. Pupils rightly say they feel extremely safe.

The headteacher, supported by staff and governors, has identified those areas that could be better, while maintaining existing strengths. The school supplements class-based activities with those that broaden pupils' interests and help them to appreciate the local environment. Teaching is typically good through the school.

It ensures that pupils ...develop secure reading, writing and number skills. The school uses additional sports funding to good effect as it ensures that pupils have frequent access to a wide range of sporting activities during the year. This helps to raise their activity levels and appreciation of healthy lifestyles.

Children generally make a good start to their education in the early years class. Governors support the school well as they have recently reviewed the way they check on what goes well and what can be improved. The school continues to improve.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils do not always spell accurately in some of their writing in Years 1 to 6. In mathematics, pupils do not always have enough opportunities to apply their skills in different ways. Some activities in the early years class are not always well planned to help children learn at the highest levels.

Information about this school

This is a much smaller school than the average-sized primary. Children attend the early years provision full time. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage.

No pupils are at an early stage of learning English. The proportion of pupils in receipt of extra support provided by the pupil premium is very low. This additional government funding is for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals or those looked after by the local authority.

There were fewer than five eligible pupils in Year 6 in 2014, their rates of progress and attainment are not reported. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below average. The school meets the current government floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

The school has four classes and three have pupils from more than one age group. New school buildings are planned to open in September 2016. A higher than average proportion of pupils leave the school at times other than at the beginning or end of the year, usually to attend private schools.

The school works closely with three other local primary schools. Since the previous inspection, there have been significant changes in staffing, including two headteachers. The current headteacher started at the school in January 2014.

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