Ernehale Junior School

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Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils of all abilities achieve well in each subject, including reading, writing, and mathematics.

When they leave at the end of Year 6, they are well prepared for the next stage in their education. The pupils' speaking and reasoning skills are well developed and helps their learning in all subjects. Pupils supported by pupil premium funding make good progress and achieve as well as other pupils.

The quality of teaching is good. Marking and feedback effectively help pupils improve their own work. Teaching assistants make a good contribution to boosting pupils' progress, especially disabled pupils or those with special educational needs.<...br/>
Pupils' behaviour and safety are outstanding. They are very polite, considerate towards others and eager to learn. They have an extremely good knowledge of how to keep themselves safe in different situations.

The well planned curriculum makes a positive contribution to pupils' spiritual, moral, cultural and social development. They participate in a wide range of creative, investigative and sporting activities. The headteacher and senior leaders provide clear and imaginative leadership.

The effective governing body provides rigorous challenge and support to the leadership. As a result, they have ensured that the school promotes a positive ethos for learning, and good teaching and achievement. After a decline, teaching and resultant achievement have improved greatly in the past two years.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : The quality of teaching is not yet outstanding. As a result, pupils do not always make rapid progress. Pupils do not always sustain the quality of their writing to the end when they write at length.

On a few occasions, teachers do not review pupils' progress soon enough while they are working, to ensure they achieve all they could. Occasionally, the work set for pupils does not challenge them to fully use the skills they are acquiring and deepen their learning.

Information about this school

The school is larger than an average-sized primary school.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is below average, at about one in 20. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium funding is approximately one in 12, which is well below the national average. (The pupil premium is additional government funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those children who are looked after by the local authority.

) Most pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below the national average and few pupils speak English as an additional language. The school has a breakfast and after school club run by a private company.

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