Cupernham Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The experienced and highly committed headteacher has ensured that there has been good improvement since the last inspection. He is well supported by a new, but knowledgeable, leadership team and encouraging and challenging governors. Together, they are determined to fulfil their vision of becoming an outstanding school Partnerships, especially with local schools, are particularly strong.

These offer very good opportunities for teachers to develop their skills in a variety of subjects and improve the pace of pupils' learning. The school's excellent use of funding for school sport is making a significant contribution to pupils' health, wel...l-being and self-confidence. The school's motto of 'Dream Believe Achieve' underpins the strong promotion of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural provision and pupils' good attitudes to learning and behaviour.

The school's curriculum contributes well to pupils' achievement and their personal development. Pupils feel very safe and well cared for and they get along exceptionally well together. Their excellent attendance supports their learning particularly well.

Parents express extremely positive views about the school and play an important part in encouraging their children to do well. A strong drive to improve teaching has ensured that it is now consistently good, and sometimes outstanding. This has caused achievement to rise for all groups of pupils.

. As a result, they make good progress from their starting points. A recent dip in pupils' achievement in mathematics has been arrested.

By the time pupils leave the school, standards in reading, writing and mathematics are above average. Very effective systems are in place to help disadvantaged pupils and those who find learning difficult to make the best progress they can. It is not yet an outstanding school because : In some lessons, tasks are not sufficiently challenging so pupils do not make the rapid progress of which they are capable.

There are insufficient opportunities for pupils to improve their work by responding to teachers' written comments.

Information about this school

Cupernham Junior School is an average-sized junior school. Most pupils live in the immediate area.

The school roll is rising due to a new housing development. Currently, pupils in Years 3 and 4 are taught in five mixed-age classes. Years 5 and 6 are taught in six single-age classes.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs on the school roll, fewer than one in 20 pupils, is broadly average. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is below that found in most schools. This is additional government funding provided to give extra support to disadvantaged pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and to children who are looked after.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below average. A very small number of pupils are at the very early stages of learning English. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6.

There is an after-school club run by the school. A breakfast club facility is offered in the adjacent infant school. This is subject to separate inspection arrangements.

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