Meadowbank Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils' achievement is good. Children start school with skills below those generally expected for their age. They make good progress in their learning throughout the school.

As a result of good teaching, standards in mathematics and English are now in line with the national average by the end of Year 6. The achievement of the most able pupils is now above the national average in mathematics and reading. Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs are well supported by staff in the specialist resource provision and make good progress.

Pupils behave well in lessons and around school; they are polite and courteous to e...ach other and to all adults. They say they feel safe in school. All leaders including governors are committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning and they share a strong desire to provide the best for every pupil.

The governing body supports and challenges the school to improve by rigorously managing the performance of all staff. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Low attaining pupils do not make enough progress throughout Key Stage 2 in writing. There is not enough outstanding teaching.

The school's information about how well pupils are achieving is not always clear enough for everyone to understand and use effectively. The middle leadership team has not been established long enough to have a full impact on improving teaching and learning.

Information about this school

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

The proportion of pupils supported through school action is similar to the national average. The proportion of pupils supported by school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs is higher than the national average. The proportion of pupils who are eligible for support through the pupil premium funding is similar to the national average although this can vary significantly in some year groups.

The pupil premium is funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and children who are looked after by the local authority. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds or who speak English as an additional language is lower than the national average. The school meets the current floor standards, which are the minimum government expectation for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics at the end of Year 6.

The school has an additional resource base unit to support pupils with identified additional and sometimes complex learning needs. The unit support pupils from within the school and also has the capacity to support pupils from other schools within the local authority who need specialist support on a short-term basis. At the time of the inspection there were no additional pupils from other schools within the unit.

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