Long Sutton County Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, effectively supported by his assistant headteachers and middle leaders, has ensured a continued drive for improvement.

This has resulted in improvements in the quality of teaching and in pupils making better progress. All staff, including governors have a shared vision for all pupils to achieve their full potential. Staff morale is high and everyone works closely as a team.

Teaching is good and teachers are well focused on learning within lessons and progress over time. Pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Most of the current Year 2 and 6 are at or above age-appropriate levels in reading, writing... and mathematics.

Parents are positive about the work of the school and the support their children receive. Children in the nursery and reception classes make good progress from their starting points. Adults' interactions with children reinforce and develop learning, and activities are well matched to children's interests and needs.

Relationships are positive throughout the school between pupils and all adults. Behaviour is at least good. Pupils say they enjoy learning in all subjects of the curriculum as well as the extra-curricular activities that are offered, including the many that focus on sport.

Governors are well engaged in the work of the school. They challenge school leaders effectively to address areas of development. Secure safeguarding arrangements enable pupils to say they feel safe and that they have learned much about keeping safe.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers do not sufficiently set activities that challenge pupils to enable them to make more than expected progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Not all pupils have been taught correct letter formation. They are therefore unable to join letters successfully and develop a cursive script.

Teachers do not always ensure that pupils apply appropriate knowledge of spelling patterns when they write. Attendance has improved but continues to be below the national average.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school.

Most pupils come from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is below average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those who are eligible for the pupil premium, which is the additional government funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals or looked after by the local authority, is broadly average.

Very few pupils speak English as an additional language or are on the lowest levels of learning English. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress by the end of Year 6. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.