Hartlebury CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Children get off to a good start in the Reception class because they receive the individual help they need to succeed. Achievement in reading, writing and mathematics is good throughout the school.

Teaching is consistently good. Teachers motivate pupils to want to do well. Behaviour is good, pupils have very positive attitudes towards learning and most develop into mature individuals.

Staff have created a very positive climate for learning where each pupil is valued as an individual. The school supports pupils who join the school in Key Stage 2 particularly well. The school works well with its parents and carers.

They feel invol...ved in their children's learning. Senior leaders and governors work together effectively as a team. They have collaborated particularly well on promoting ideas for the future development of the school.

The key to the success of this school lies in the strong leadership of the headteacher. She has successfully raised pupils' achievement by improving the performance of all staff. The governing body is led exceptionally well.

The Chair of the Governing Body has high expectations and uses his secure first-hand knowledge very effectively to move the school forward. The way in which the school works in partnership with two other schools to provide additional resources for its pupils is very effective. It is not yet an outstanding school because : There are not always enough opportunities for pupils to develop their mental calculation and problem-solving skills or to practise their numeracy skills in different subjects.

Not enough teaching is outstanding. Teachers do not always move more-able pupils on to hard work quickly enough. Teachers do not always give pupils enough information on how to improve when they mark their work, especially in mathematics.

Not all pupils are sure what they have to do to reach their curriculum targets.

Information about this school

Hartlebury is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are White British.

Nearly a quarter of pupils currently in Key Stage 2 did not start the school in the Reception class. Several joined the school after they had finished their First School education. An increasing number have also joined the school from the Gypsy Roma community.

An average proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs are supported through school action. An above-average proportion of pupils are supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

The school provides care for pupils before and after school. Hartlebury Pre-school operates on the same site. It is not overseen by the governing body and did not form part of this inspection.