Easton Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils make good and rapidly improving progress in most subjects, but especially in reading and writing. Pupils' behaviour is good. They get on well together and this helps them learn and stay safe.

The school is very effective at supporting pupils with a wide range of disabilities and special educational needs so that they make above average progress. Teachers provide a good range of well-planned activities through some interesting topics. The staff work together effectively to create a happy, hard-working school.

They know their pupils well and provide different activities well-suited to individual pupils. The interim acting h...eadteacher and headteacher have led the school well. The leadership of teaching is good and strongly focused on the progress made by all pupils.

This has resulted in the evident improvements made since the last inspection. The governing body has an excellent knowledge and understanding of the school's strengths and weaknesses. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Standards in aspects of mathematics are inconsistent and not as good as those in reading and writing.

In the past boys made slower progress than girls. The school has worked hard recently to address this, and although clear improvements are evident, the school is yet to fully evaluate the impact of this work.

Information about this school

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

A well-below average proportion of the pupils are eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in local authority care and pupils known to be eligible for free school meals. The proportion of pupils identified with special educational needs through school action is broadly average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average, although this varies widely from year to year.

The majority of the pupils are White British. In 2012, the school exceeded the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. The school has recently been subject to significant changes in senior staffing.