Longtown Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher and her senior leaders have worked effectively to secure a good quality of education at Longtown Primary School. Leaders' plans for improvement are well focused and identify areas for development accurately. However, the intended impact of their actions is not measured against pupils' achievement.

Leaders provide a curriculum with a wide range of subjects that contribute well to pupils' development. Trustees, with the help of the local advisory board, challenge and support leaders well. They have a secure view of standards in the school.

Leaders ensure that pupils are safe and support their well-being effectively. Teaching... and learning in a range of subjects are good. Teachers typically plan lessons that bring learning to life.

Pupils know how to keep themselves safe, such as when they are using the internet. A good range of activities and clubs effectively promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Pupils' behaviour is good.

They typically conduct themselves well around the school. Most show positive attitudes to their learning. There have been no exclusions since 2017.

The progress of most current pupils across a range of subjects is good. Attendance has improved substantially since 2017 and is currently above the national average. Children in the early years benefit from good teaching and make considerable progress from their starting points.

Pupils do not have many opportunities to use their mathematical knowledge in other subjects. Sometimes, teaching assistants do not match activities to the abilities of the pupils closely enough. Although teachers usually provide work that challenges the most able, this is not consistent in geography and history.

Some children in the early years do not hold their pencil with a suitable grip. This means that they do not make as much progress in writing as they could.

Information about this school

Longtown Primary School opened as an academy in September 2016.

It is part of the Cumbria Education Trust. The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below average, as is the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language.

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

The school shares the site with a private nursery. This is inspected separately and its report is available on the Ofsted website. The school shares the site with the local library.

Leaders run a breakfast club at the school. All current teachers started at the school in September 2017 or after. The deputy headteacher took up her post in September 2018.

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