Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. Leadership and management, including governance, are outstanding.

The leadership of teaching and learning is a great strength and has resulted in a long track record of high standards and strong teaching. The school's leadership is strengthened by its collaborative practice with other schools, such as within its alliance of teaching schools. Pupils are extremely proud of their school.

Their behaviour is exemplary inside and outside classrooms. They feel very safe and have very positive attitudes toward learning. Children get off to an excellent start in the early years where they experience outstanding teaching in a stimulating a...nd well planned environment.

Pupils make rapid progress across the school. Standards by the end of Key Stages 1 and 2 have been consistently high in reading, writing and mathematics for many years. Teaching is consistently good and much is outstanding.

Teaching inspires pupils to achieve very well and develop a genuine love of learning. However, on occasions the challenge given to the most able pupils in mathematics is not sufficient to ensure even more reach the higher levels. The use of marking and feedback to help pupils to move on in their learning is extremely effective.

Pupils are given every opportunity to respond to teachers' comments and do so very purposefully. Teaching assistants have a very positive impact on the learning of pupils, especially those at risk of falling behind or those with disabilities or special educational needs. The exciting curriculum motivates pupils to want to learn.

Visits and visitors to the school fuel pupils' interest and widen their experiences. Pupils have many opportunities to develop their skills in English and mathematics through their work in other subjects. Pupils' spiritual, moral, cultural and social development flourishes in this school.

Pupils are very well prepared for life in modern Britain. Parents' regard for the school is exceptionally high. Staff and pupils are proud to be part of the school.

Information about this school

Eccleston Lane Ends is an average-sized primary school. All children in the early years attend full-time. The school is a strategic partner in the St Mary's and St Thomas' Teaching School Alliance.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those eligible for support through the pupil premium, is well below average. The pupil premium is additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are in the care of the local authority.

Virtually all pupils are of White British heritage and speak English as their first language. The school meets the government's current floor standards which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. The school has been successful in gaining many awards, including the Eco-schools Green Flag, Becta ICT Mark and International Schools Award.