Langwathby CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. The headteacher and other leaders continually and successfully strive for ways to improve teaching and pupils' achievement.

Governors know the school well and support and challenge leaders and managers effectively to bring about improvements. They work closely with the headteacher to ensure there are effective improvements in teaching and learning. The curriculum is enriched by a wide range of events and activities so that pupils are interested in and enjoy their learning.

Links with schools in Britain and other countries help deepen pupils' understanding of other people and cultures. Pupils behave well in the class and around school. Th...ey are friendly, considerate and polite to adults as well as each other.

Their high attendance rate reflects their love of school. Pupils say they feel safe in school and understand how to keep themselves safe in different situations. They know that staff will take care of them.

Teaching is good. Lessons are lively and interesting as a result, pupils are fully engaged and motivated. Teachers provide pupils with good feedback on how well they are doing and give clear guidelines on how to improve their work.

Teachers and teaching assistants are enthusiastic and enjoy strong relationships with pupils who respond by working hard. Pupils throughout the school, including children in the early years, achieve well. All groups of pupils, including those who have special education needs, make good progress.

The early years provides a rich learning environment for children and prepares them well for their continued learning in school. They are keen to learn and happily enjoy everything that is provided for them both in the classroom and outdoors. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils, especially the most able, are not challenged enough in their mathematics work.

Opportunities for teachers to benefit from seeing examples of outstanding teaching are few. Children in the early years do not get enough opportunities to practise their reading and mathematical skills outdoors.

Information about this school

Langwathby Church of England Primary School is smaller than the average sized primary school.

Almost all pupils are of White British heritage. Very few pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below to the national average.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium is below the national average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those children that are looked after by the local authority. The school has an above average proportion of pupils who enter the school part way through their primary education.

Pupils are taught in six classes: Nursery; Reception; Year 1 with some Year 2; some Year 2 with Year 3; Year 4 with some Year 5; some Year 5 with Year 6. The school offers a daily Nursery class each morning with full-time education provided from Reception onwards. The school has achieved the International School and Leading Aspect awards and the Inclusion Charter Mark.