Glaisdale Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. Pupils' achievement is outstanding. They typically have attainment which is well-above average and make outstanding progress from their starting points.

Teaching is outstanding. Work is challenging and pitched at exactly the right level for all pupils. Marking is very well done so that pupils are clear about the level of their work and know how to improve it.

Teachers make it extremely clear to pupils what they are to learn. They ask questions which stretch pupils. They skilfully adapt learning to address any misunderstandings.

Teaching assistants are exceptionally skilful at supporting and teaching pupils of all abiliti...es. The excellent curriculum excites pupils and helps them see the links between subjects. It encourages their highly developed spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness.

It offers pupils many opportunities to apply their mathematical skills in real-life problem-solving situations and to write imaginatively and at length in English and other subjects. Pupils' behaviour is excellent; they say they feel extremely safe. They like the way the school helps them to learn alongside, and make friends with, pupils in other schools.

The school offers excellent care and support, which contributes to pupils' well-being. The leadership of the headteacher is excellent. She has restored high morale and excellent teaching after a period of disruption in the life of the school and thereby maintained its outstanding status.

With the governing body, the headteacher has an extremely clear view of the school's strengths and relative weaknesses. There are detailed and innovative plans to improve the school. However, there are too few clear measures as to how leaders will know that these initiatives have raised attainment and increased rates of pupils' progress.

The headteacher and the governing body have skilfully managed the federation of two schools to the benefit of staff, pupils and the local community. This is clearly a school that continues to improve.

Information about this school

This school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school.

All pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is below average. (The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children that are looked after.

) The proportion of pupils supported at school action is well-below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is well-below average. The school's Year 6 classes are too small to be measured against the government's current floor standards.

These set out the minimum expectations for pupils' progress and attainment. There is a breakfast club which is managed by the governing body and run by staff. The school has been federated with Castleton Community Primary School since April 2013.

The schools have been in a loose federation since March 2012. The headteacher is headteacher of both schools, between which she shares her time. She has been headteacher of this school since September 2012, after being acting headteacher from March 2012.

When she is in the other school, the day-to-day management of this school is conducted by the Key Stage 2 teacher. There is one governing body for both schools. Teachers and teaching assistants work between both schools.

The school went through a period of disruption in 2011 and 2012 due to the unavoidable absence of the previous headteacher. The school works in partnership with other schools, colleges and businesses in a wider geographical area. There are two classes: for pupils in Reception and Years 1 and 2; and Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.

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