Monkfield Park Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders and managers, including governors, have a positive impact on driving up achievement and improving teaching.

Leaders are clear about what needs to be done next to make the school even better. The school is improving rapidly. Pupils behave well and feel safe at school because : members of staff make learning interesting and are caring.

Teaching is good because teachers explain clearly what pupils are to learn and make good use of questioning to check on their progress. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development supports pupils well in working and playing together amicably. Pupils are prepared well for the next stage of educat...ion and life in modern Britain.

Children learn quickly in the early years provision. They do especially well in learning about sounds and letters. Achievement is good.

Pupils make good progress from their differing starting points and attainment is broadly average by the end of Year 6 in reading, writing and mathematics. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers do not make sure that all pupils, especially the most able, move on to more difficult work as soon as they can during a lesson. Teachers do not consistently expect pupils to follow up advice given in marking.

Opportunities are missed for pupils to develop their writing when learning in subjects, such as science, and in their topic work. Some pupils make frequent errors in their spelling and do not ensure that their handwriting and presentation of work are tidy.

Information about this school

Monkfield Park Primary School is much larger than the average-sized primary school.

There has been a significant change in teaching staff since the previous inspection. There have been recent changes in senior leadership. There are two full-time Reception classes in the early years provision.

The large majority of pupils are White British or of other White background. A below average proportion of pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium, which is additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority, is below average.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics. The pre-school nursery on the same site is run by the governing body but is inspected separately.