Kents Hill School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Children in the Nursery and Reception classes achieve well.

Standards have risen and are average by the end of the Reception year. In Years 1 and 2, most pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics. Attainment is above average in writing and broadly average in reading and mathematics.

Teaching and learning are consistently good in the Nursery and Reception classes. In Years 1 and 2, pupils usually learn well because lessons are generally well thought out to suit all needs and abilities. Attitudes to learning and behaviour are good.

Adults manage behaviour well. Pupils, as a result, show a clear understanding of what ...is expected of them as they work and play. The school is well led and managed, including by the governing body.

Teaching has improved since the previous inspection. The breakfast club and after-school club are well attended and much enjoyed by all. Pupils socialise, work and play in a safe and secure place.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Although achievement in Years 1 and 2 has improved it is not yet consistently good for a few pupils. Pupils' progress is not always tracked effectively to ensure that all pupils are doing as well as they should. Teachers do not always check that pupils have understood what they are learning and their questioning does not always involve enough pupils.

At times when senior leaders observe lessons there is too little focus on the quality of learning and improvement points are not precise enough. The quality of the support given by the teaching assistants is not always effective.

Information about this school

Kents Hill is smaller than the average-sized school.

Approximately half of the pupils come from White British backgrounds with the remainder coming from a range of minority ethnic groups. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is above average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is below average.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also below average. The headteacher, along with the governors, manage the breakfast and after-school club and the wrap-around care provided for nursery-aged children.

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