Glebeland Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The strong leadership team have successfully driven considerable improvement in pupils' achievement over the last year. The locality committee provide strong governance through rigorous and effective challenge to school leaders.

The trust gives strong and effective support to school leaders and the local committee. Staff value the training and advice they have received. The teaching of phonics and early reading is highly effective.

Consequently, outcomes in the phonics check have risen significantly this year. Teaching is good in key stage 1 and most of key stage 2. As a result, pupils' achievement in writing and mathematics has improved....

Pupils' behaviour is typically good in lessons, around the school and at breaktimes. Most pupils are polite and kind to each other and to the adults they work with. Pupils love coming to school and parents value the community atmosphere of the school.

One parent said: 'My child loves coming here and has many friends. She feels very secure and is achieving her learning goals with the great work of the teaching staff.' Pupils say they feel safe at school because : there is no bullying and everyone gets on well together.

Safeguarding procedures and processes are robust and meet requirements. The school curriculum is broad and balanced. It is enriched by a wide range of visits and after-school clubs.

There is good provision, teaching and curriculum in the early years. Consequently, children make good progress from their starting points. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress due to the strong leadership of the new special needs leader (SENCo).

The teaching of reading is not as effective in key stage 2. Teachers do not routinely read to their pupils or inspire a love of reading, particularly for boys. There is no clear system for recording what pupils read or what pupils should do if they come across a word they do not understand when reading on their own.

Communication between the headteacher and staff and between the headteacher and parents is not consistently clear or effective.

Information about this school

Glebeland Primary School is part of CMAT. The school was one of three schools who founded the trust three years ago.

The CMAT currently has 11 primary schools across Norfolk and Suffolk. Two or three schools are grouped under one academy head with a locality committee that provides governance for the group of schools. Glebeland and Barnby and North Cove are grouped under one academy head.

Glebeland was last inspected in 2013. This is the school's first inspection as part of the CMAT. The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school.

Pupil numbers have increased in the last year. The school serves a rural area. A number of parents from outside the catchment area choose to send their children to the school.

Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, for whom the school receives pupil premium funding, is below average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is above average.