Crownfield Infant School

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Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils achieve well. Standards by the end of Key Stage 1 are in line with, or slightly above, national average in reading, mathematics and writing.

Achievement in Key Stage 1 is improving with faster progress being made in Year 1 than in the past. Teaching is good because most activities are carefully planned to help pupils make good progress. Leaders, managers and governors have ensured that teaching and achievement have improved over the last few years.

Governors are well informed and understand how well the school is doing. The headteacher and her leadership team understand what needs to be done to improve the school further. They hav...e set clear expectations for good teaching and support the staff to improve their practice.

Staff and governors share this vision and ambition. Pupils speak very positively about their school and say that they feel very safe as a result of the school's excellent work in this area. They behave well and treat adults and each other with kindness and courtesy.

Provision in the school for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is very strong. Children make good progress in the Reception class. It is not yet an outstanding school because : There is not enough outstanding teaching.

The most able pupils are not always asked questions that make them think deeply about topics so that they make rapid progress to the highest levels. Leaders in charge of subjects are not fully involved in checking on and improving the quality of teaching and learning. Achievement in writing has not improved as quickly as in reading and mathematics because : pupils are not required to write at length regularly in a range of different subjects.

Marking is not as thorough and detailed in other subjects as it is in mathematics and literacy books.

Information about this school

The school is an average-sized infant school. The Early Years Foundation Stage consists of three Reception classes.

The proportion of pupils eligible for support from the pupil premium (extra money provided by the government for pupils who are eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after) is below the national average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is in line with the national average. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage and small groups of pupils with African and Other White heritage comprise the next largest groups.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is slightly above the national average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported at school action is a little below the national average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with statements of special educational needs is above the average.

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