Mellis Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The multi-academy trust (MAT) and school leaders have accurately identified areas to improve.

Their actions have been effective in addressing the decline in progress in reading, writing and mathematics over time. The MAT is providing effective support to leaders and governors to raise standards and improve pupils' outcomes. The school's nurturing ethos – combined with the varied and rich curriculum – contributes well to pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

Pupils' welfare is at the centre of leaders' work. Pupils – particularly the most vulnerable – are given the help they need to access their learning and make good ...progress from their starting points in a safe and supportive environment. Leaders ensure that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are very well supported to make good progress from their different starting points.

Strong and effective leadership in mathematics and English is ensuring that current pupils are making good overall progress in both key stages. Children in the early years make good progress because of the strong and effective provision in place. Leaders provide a rich curriculum where pupils excel in a wide range of sporting activities and specialist subjects, such as music and modern foreign languages.

Parents and carers spoken with are very positive about the leadership of the school and all that the school provides for their children. Pupils are happy, safe and well looked after. All processes for safeguarding pupils are effective.

Leaders do not know well enough how teachers are using the information they provide about pupils' progress. Although progress overall is good, a few teachers do not consistently use information about what pupils can already do to plan tasks that help them make the good and better progress of which they are capable, particularly in writing and mathematics. Not all teachers insist on the same high standards as others for the presentation of pupils' work, particularly in writing.

Leaders of subjects other than English and mathematics do not have a clear enough understanding of the strengths and the areas that they need to develop in their subjects.

Information about this school

In June 2017, the school became part of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust. There is a local governing body.

A very small number of pupils come from minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of pupils with SEND is below the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below the national average.

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