Coppice Valley Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Governors, senior leaders and middle leaders have improved all aspects of the school's work since the previous inspection. They have high expectations. All staff share these and work hard to ensure the pupils do as well as they can.

Good teaching results in pupils' good progress across the school in reading, writing and mathematics. Teachers mark pupils' work regularly and accurately. Pupils respond well to the advice they receive and take time to make the necessary corrections and improvements to their work.

This is increasing their rate of progress. Disadvantaged pupils, disabled pupils and those who have special educational n...eeds and the most able make good progress. Information kept by the school indicates that by the end of this school year, the gap in reading skills between disadvantaged pupils and others in Year 6 in the school will have closed completely.

Pupils' behaviour is outstanding, both in lessons and around the school. Pupils are very eager to learn and show high levels of enthusiasm and responsibility. Pupils think carefully about moral and social issues.

This is helping them to prepare well for the future. Pupils feel safe and the school takes exceptionally good care of them. Older pupils are excellent role models for the younger ones.

Good teaching in the early years helps children to make good progress, particularly in communication and language, reading, writing and mathematics. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Occasionally a few pupils do not do as much work as they could. Sometimes those who are ready to work by themselves are held back while others catch up.

A gap between the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and other pupils in Year 6 remains in writing and mathematics. In the early years, the outdoor provision and some of the resources available to children are not as good as they should be. Opportunities are sometimes missed by adults to extend children's learning and language.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than most primary schools. In 2014, the school met the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged is lower than average in comparison with other schools.

These are pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those in the care of the local authority who are supported by pupil premium funding. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is similar to that found in most schools.

Some staff, including the special educational needs coordinator and the early years leader, took up their current posts during or after the summer of 2014. The school belongs to the Harrogate and Rural Teaching Alliance. Askwith Primary School, a National Teaching School, is also part of this alliance and its headteacher, who is a National Leader in Education, provides support to the school.