Goat Lees Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher has very high expectations of staff and pupils.

She, and her very able deputy, continually reflect on performance and use expertise, from within the school and beyond, to secure effective provision. Pupils work hard and make good, and increasing, progress to reach standards that match national average at the end of Year 6. Disadvantaged pupils, and those who have special educational needs or disability, progress as well as other pupils.

Pupils' reading skills are well developed. They use these skills effectively to help them to write. The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is consistently good.

Teachers ...provide well-structured and interesting lessons. Teaching assistants work closely with teachers to provide good support for learning. Pupils enjoy lessons and their attitudes to learning are excellent.

They are highly motivated to achieve well and take pride in their work. Pupils feel safe in school. They say that adults are kind and listen to their concerns.

Pupils' behaviour is outstanding. They are very polite and friendly and they get on well together. Children get off to a good start in the early years.

They make good progress across all areas of learning because teaching is effective. Senior leaders and subject leaders monitor and track pupils' progress extremely effectively; pupils who are in danger of underachieving are identified and supported early. School leaders have an exceptionally clear view of what they are aiming to achieve.

They are very well positioned to improve the school further. Governors consistently challenge the school and hold senior leaders to account by measuring the impact of their actions. They know the school very well because monitoring activities always focus on specific aspects of the school improvement plan.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils are occasionally not provided with the correct level of work, particularly the most able, and this slows progress. Feedback on pupils' work does not consistently follow the school's marking and feedback policy. Pupils' problem-solving and investigation skills are not developed well enough in mathematics, leading to a lack of confidence in the application of calculation skills in real-life contexts.

Information about this school

The school opened in September 2013. There were four classes in its first year, six in the second year and six in the third year. There have been mixed-age classes in the school since it opened.

There will be seven classes in September 2016, one class for each year group. Goat Lees Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, for whom the pupil premium provides support, is above the national average. The pupil premium is additional government funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children looked after. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability receiving support is above the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is below the national average. The school meets the government's floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.