Elstow School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The school is well led and managed. The headteacher is supported very well by the school's two deputy headteachers.

They share a clear vision and a determination for the school to become outstanding once again. The leaders' evaluation of the school is thorough, but not sufficiently analytical. The school's action plan is not as sharply focused as it could be.

The quality of teaching at Elstow is good. Staff are highly effective in using a range of teaching approaches to ensure that pupils achieve well. Pupils make good progress throughout the school in a wide range of subjects.

The work in pupils' books is well presented and show...s great care. Pupils behave extremely well, both in their lessons and during less structured parts of the day. Pupils know and follow the school's rules and are able to regulate their own behaviour.

The quality of early years provision is outstanding. Early years is particularly well led and children are given a very strong start to their educational careers. Parents are highly supportive of the school and express very positive opinions about it.

Almost all parents who responded to Parent View, Ofsted's online questionnaire, said that they would recommend the school to others. Pupils rightly feel very safe at school. The school has a very open and supportive culture that provides pupils with plentiful opportunities to confide in an adult if they are ever worried or upset.

Pupils reach the expected standard by the time they leave Year 6. However, they do not yet make substantial and sustained progress throughout their time at the school Governors receive a good range of information but do not check that the information they are given is accurate. They are not able to judge accurately how the school compares with other schools across the country.

Information about this school

Since the school was last inspected it has grown from a lower school to a full primary school. At the time of the last inspection the school had two classes per year group from Reception to Year 4. The school has had Year 6 pupils for the last two years.

Significant building works have been carried out since the last inspection. A new block of four classrooms, and an additional school hall, were constructed to accommodate the additional classes when the school became a primary school. The headteacher is a national leader of education but is not currently providing support to any other schools.

The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information about assessment in key stage 2, spending of the pupil premium grant, spending of the primary physical education and sport premium, and governors' governance roles in other schools. The school meets the most recent floor standards. These are the minimum standards, set by the government, for pupils' attainment and progress.

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