Holt Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The headteacher, staff and governors make good use of pupil performance data to improve teaching and learning therefore achievement is quickly and securely improving. Achievement in writing has improved considerably. Pupils write creative pieces and use grammar and punctuation accurately.

Phonics (the sounds letters make) is taught well and pupils make good progress when learning to read in Reception and Year 1. Behaviour is good. Pupils enjoy learning and are often excited in lessons.

They feel safe in school and have excellent relationships with each other and their teachers. Attendance has improved significantly; this has hel...ped improve the progress pupils make. Interesting topics are taught and pupils experience many varied school trips to extend their learning.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good. Pupils enjoy plentiful opportunities to be involved in competitive sport. A very high number attend an extensive range of after school clubs.

The headteacher actively seeks new partnerships to help improve achievement. Work with local pre-schools has been very successful. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Marking and feedback does not always show pupils how to improve.

When targets are given pupils are not usually given time to make their work better. Pupils in Key Stage 2 do not spell accurately. Not all teachers insist on high standards of presentation in pupils' written work.

In mathematics pupils are not always given work to help them reach the higher levels.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average primary school. Pupils are taught in single age classes except Year 4 who are taught in two classes.

The proportions of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported at school action or school action plus are broadly average. No pupils currently on roll have a statement of special educational needs. The proportion of pupils' known to be eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals or in local authority care, is above average.

In 2013, the school met the government's floor standards. (Floor standards are the government's current minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics.) The headteacher has been in post since September 2013.