Hucknall National Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school School leaders have made good use of external support and partnership advice. This has raised the quality of leadership at all levels to the good standard now seen. Governors use their excellent knowledge of the school to make regular evaluations on how the quality of teaching makes an impact on pupils' learning.

The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good. Leaders provide good support for teachers and use performance management systems effectively to develop teachers' skills. Over time, this has improved outcomes for pupils.

Children in the early years achieve well. They make good progress and outperform their peers national...ly. A higher than average proportion achieve a good level of development in preparation for Year 1 learning.

Phonics (letters and their sounds) is well taught. Daily sessions and high-quality support underpin pupils' good progress in reading. Behaviour is good and pupils frequently show their positive attitudes to learning.

Attendance has risen to above the national average. Pupils' personal development and welfare are good. The school provides high-quality care and support to ensure that the most vulnerable pupils feel safe and secure.

As a result, these pupils make good progress. Pupils now make good progress from the early years through to the end of Year 6. This means that pupils' attainment is rising across the school.

Recent Year 6 results show that pupils' attainment is broadly in line with their peers nationally in the new writing, mathematics, spelling, punctuation and grammar tests. Additional government funding for disadvantaged pupils is used effectively. Achievement gaps in pupils' attainment in school are closing rapidly because disadvantaged pupils make good and better progress.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers' management of pupils' behaviour lacks consistency in lessons and around the school site. Additional challenge for the most able pupils varies between classes and subjects. Ofsted_Logo_Black_RGB

Information about this school

The school is an oversubscribed, above average-sized primary school.

Most pupils are of White British heritage and speak English as their first language. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and, therefore, supported through the pupil premium is below the national average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are in the care of the local authority.

The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is slightly above average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. Before- and after-school clubs are run from the school site and are managed by an external provider.

These are inspected separately and the reports are located on the Ofsted website. The school is part of a teaching schools alliance and works closely with an outstanding school. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

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