Lewis Street Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The executive headteacher and her staff are utterly dedicated to the well-being of pupils at the school. Pupils' personal development and welfare are outstanding. This is because of the carefully planned support that leaders provide.

Leaders ensure that the large majority of pupils make good progress in a range of subjects. Progress is particularly strong in reading, writing and mathematics in key stage 2. The quality of teaching across the school is good.

Leaders regularly review it and devise strategies to strengthen it. Leaders provide a broad and balanced curriculum that contributes well to pupils' development. Pupils with special edu...cational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress.

Leaders ensure that school is a safe place. Pupils feel safe and have a very secure understanding of how to keep themselves from harm. Governors have a secure overview of the work of the school.

They show ambition and hold leaders to account effectively. Pupils' behaviour in class and around the school is good. Children in the early years make good progress from starting points that are below typical for their age.

Leaders' strategies to strengthen pupils' progress in reading, writing and mathematics are not fully embedded across all year groups. Sometimes, teachers do not provide work that matches pupils' abilities and needs sufficiently closely. Leaders have not fully developed their strategies in the early years to strengthen children's progress by improving their communication skills.

Information about this school

Lewis Street Primary School is larger than the average-sized primary school. Leaders run a breakfast club at the school. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is above average, as is the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding is nearly twice the national average. The proportion of pupils who receive SEND support is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is above the national average.

Since the previous inspection, there have been changes in staffing. There is a new assistant headteacher and there are four newly qualified teachers. The school is part of a soft federation with Christ Church, Church of England Primary School.

The executive headteacher oversees the work of both schools. The school has a social, emotional and mental health resource provision, 'The Leaf', which caters for Salford pupils in the early years and key stage 1. It also hosts a confidential counselling service, 'Place2Be', which is regularly available for both parents and pupils.