Middlethorpe Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school Ambitious leadership and a vision that is shared by everyone have driven continuous and sustained improvement since the school joined the academy trust. Leaders' work to create an environment where pupils can flourish has resulted in pupils having a real desire to learn.

Consequently, pupils make outstanding progress. The trust provides highly effective support for all leaders and staff. The rigorous school improvement work that goes on in partnership with school leaders plays a fundamental part in improving outcomes for pupils.

Governors are dedicated to their role and have a clear understanding of the school's strengths and prio...rities. The strong sense of teamwork and sharing great practice has been an important factor in making the quality of teaching outstanding. Middle leaders are empowered to lead their subject or area of responsibility with the same high expectations as senior leaders.

Middle leaders have strong subject knowledge and a clear understanding of how to successfully support colleagues to improve. Attitudes to learning are exemplary. Pupils' concentration, engagement, confidence and respect have a positive impact on the learning that takes place.

The exciting curriculum is a strength. Learning is purposeful and pupils are encouraged to make links in their learning between skills in different subjects successfully. The well-being and mental health leader provides a wealth of support to pupils with different needs.

Her work has a very positive impact in areas such as attendance, behaviour and building pupils' self-esteem. Teaching assistants work in strong partnership with class teachers. They know the pupils' needs and next steps well and support them with effective questioning that deepens their thinking.

Children in the early years have a very positive start to school life. Solid foundations build routines for deepening understanding, excellent behaviour and a love of learning. Well-planned provision for disadvantaged pupils results in their strong progress across school.

Support for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent. Academic support, alongside a focus on well-being, means that these pupils make strong progress and enjoy school. Leaders have accurately identified that some pupils in key stage 2 need further direction and support in reading to ensure that reading standards match those of writing and mathematics.

Information about this school

Middlethorpe Primary Academy converted to become part of Enquire multi-academy trust on 4 October 2013. It is slightly smaller than the average-sized primary school. The school meets the government's floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics.

The school has a smaller than average proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. The proportion of pupils who are eligible for support through the pupil premium funding is below average. The proportion of pupils from ethnic minority groups is below the national average.

The school operates a breakfast club and an after-school club. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school complies with Department for Education guidance on what academies should publish.