Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils' achievement is good. From their starting points, they make good progress overall throughout their time in school.

Attainment at the end of Key Stage 1 is broadly average in reading and mathematics. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage make good progress and achieve well. The quality of teaching is good and some is outstanding.

Teachers have a good understanding of what pupils have learnt and use this information carefully to plan interesting lessons. Behaviour is good. Pupils enjoy their learning and are eager to do their best.

They say that they feel safe in school. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural ...development is strong. Pupils are courteous and polite at all times.

They take on responsibilities willingly and carry out their duties conscientiously. Under the leadership of the determined headteacher, ably supported by an equally dedicated senior leadership team, significant improvement has been secured, for instance in the quality of teaching and pupils' achievement, in a relatively short period of time. The governors are ambitious for the school to improve further and hold the school to account effectively.

They know their school well because they are well informed about its performance. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils' achievement in writing is not as strong as it is in reading and mathematics, because : pupils are not given enough opportunities to write regularly for a range of purposes. Attendance is not high enough because a small but significant proportion of pupils take holidays during term time.

Not all teaching is as good as the best yet. The most-able pupils are not always given work that is hard enough for them and sometimes teachers do not expect enough from pupils. Pupils do not have opportunities to make the improvements to their work that their teachers have suggested.

Information about this school

This is an average-sized infant and nursery school. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is average. This is additional funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those who are looked after by the local authority.

The proportion of pupils supported through school action is below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is average. Since the previous inspection, there has been a period of significant changes in staffing at all levels.

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