Coltishall Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. • Attainment has risen significantly over the last three years in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Pupils achieve well above average results in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

• Children in Reception receive an excellent start to their learning and make outstanding progress. • Teaching is inspirational. Staff work together to learn from each other to enhance their teaching skills.

• Teachers have unfalteringly high expectations. They give lessons true purpose by making sure pupils understand how learning their new skills will help them when they are older. • In lessons teachers set challenging, yet achieva...ble, activities for pupils of all abilities.

Pupils love rising to their challenges and make rapid progress in lessons. • Exceptionally skilled questioning, by teachers and teaching assistants, makes all pupils think carefully for themselves and develop deep understanding of what they are learning. • Reading is given very high priority and pupils enjoy sharing books.

Achievement in reading is outstanding in all year groups. • Pupils love their school because it is an interesting and fun place to learn where they feel very safe; this is reflected in their above-average attendance. • Behaviour is impeccable.

Pupils are excited to learn and provide excellent support to each other in class and around the school. • The headteacher has inspired his staff to improve and, together, they have moved the school forward considerably since the previous inspection. • Information about how well pupils are doing is skilfully used by leaders and managers, including governors, to make sure all groups of pupils make rapid and sustained progress.

• The school's evaluation of its own strengths and weaknesses is written collaboratively by the school community and used effectively to write ambitious plans to drive further improvements. • The governing body provides exceptional support and challenge to the headteacher.

Information about this school

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

• The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also average. • The proportion of pupils who are known to be eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for particular groups such as those who are known to be eligible for free school meals, is below average.

• An above-average proportion of pupils join the school at times other than the start of the school year. • The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectation for pupils' attainment and progress. • The school runs a breakfast and after-school club.