Kingsfield First School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Since the school became federated, its performance has improved. The executive and associate headteachers show clear ambition for the school. They have ensured that teaching and pupils' achievements have improved since the last inspection.

Both are now good and continue to improve. Governors have played a full part in improving the school since the last inspection. They support and challenge school leaders effectively.

Leaders and staff have developed and implemented a curriculum which motivates pupils well in their learning. They enjoy coming to school and attend well. Disadvantaged pupils, and those who need to catch up with their class...mates, make the strongest progress of any group owing to the effective teaching they receive.

Pupils of all abilities, including those who are disabled or who have complex needs, make good progress in all subjects. Teachers and teaching assistants use their secure subject knowledge to question pupils effectively. This is especially the case in the development of early reading skills.

Pupils, irrespective of background, get on and learn well with each other. This helps them develop a good understanding of British values. The school's values are well understood and practised by the pupils.

This effectively supports pupils in their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Leaders ensure that pupils are well cared for by checking that their work supports their personal development and welfare effectively. Pupils' behaviour around school is good and they show positive attitudes to learning.

The early years is well led. Children make good progress in all areas of learning due to the good teaching they receive. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The most-able pupils in Key Stages 1 and 2 and those in the early years do not make the progress they are capable of in their mathematics work.

Pupils' writing is not as neat as it could be. The quality of the most-able pupils' writing suffers because they do not use grammar and punctuation as well as they should, nor are they as yet using a rich and varied vocabulary when writing creative pieces.

Information about this school

Kingsfield formed a federation with Knypersley First School on 1 January 2015.

The Learning First Federation has a single governing body and an executive headteacher. At Kingsfield there is an associate headteacher who oversees the day-to-day work of the school. Kingsfield is similar in size to the average primary school.

Children in the early years are taught in one part-time Nursery class and two full-time Reception classes. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is well below average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium is below the national average.

The pupil premium is additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those looked after by the local authority. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is below the national average. The school runs a daily before-school breakfast club for its own pupils.