Egginton Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils make good progress, enjoy their lessons and do well in the national tests at the end of Years 2 and 6.

Pupils' behaviour is consistently good. In lessons, it is often excellent and pupils are eager learners. All members of staff, including non-teaching staff, know every pupil.

The standards of care and support for learning are good. As a result, pupils feel very safe at school. Pupils' social, moral, spiritual and cultural development is effectively promoted and is a strength of the school.

Leadership and management of the school are good. The headteacher provides strong and ambitious leadership and is determined to secur...e the best for each pupil. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Progress in mathematics for the more-able pupils is not as fast as it is in reading and writing.

Teachers do not always make good use of pupils' individual targets for improving their work in lessons. Teachers' marking does not consistently give enough information to pupils about what they need to do to improve their work further. There is not enough outstanding teaching in the school.

Teachers do not get enough opportunities to see outstanding practice in other schools.

Information about this school

This school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported at school action, school action plus or with a statement of educational needs is below average. The school receives additional funding, known as the pupil premium, to improve the progress of particular groups of pupils such as those known to be eligible for free school meals or looked after by the local authority. The proportion of pupils supported is below average.

In addition to the headteacher, who has a significant teaching commitment, the school has one full-time teacher and two part-time teachers, all of whom take on leadership roles. Pupils are spilt into three classes. The school has achieved the Basic Skills Quality Mark, the Eco-Bronze Award and the Physical Education and Sports Gold Award.