Monkston Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Achievement is good. From pupils' broadly average starting points, progress is good; so that by the end of Key Stage 2, attainment is above average. Teaching is good and some is outstanding.

The activities that teachers use in lessons make them interesting and engaging for pupils. Pupils' behaviour is outstanding and pupils enjoy school. They attend regularly and feel safe and are happy, secure and ready to learn.

Parents are highly supportive of the school. The curriculum is well planned and captures pupils' imagination. It makes a very positive contribution to pupils' enjoyment of school and to the progress pupils make.
...r/>Leaders and managers at all levels, including the governing body, have high aspirations for the school's future. They have a clear picture of the school's successes and fully understand which areas require improvement. The impact of leadership and management is evident in the improvements in behaviour, teaching and pupils' achievement.

The school is continuing to improve. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Although teaching is good overall, it is not of a consistently high quality to raise achievement to outstanding by increasing the proportions of pupils in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 who reach levels that are higher than expected for their age. The leaders' observations of lessons are not always used sufficiently effectively to ensure more teaching is outstanding.

In some lessons, pupils at different levels are not always sufficiently supported to enable them to make as much progress as they should. This is because their individual needs are not identified accurately.

Information about this school

This primary school is larger than the averaged-sized primary school.

The proportion of pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals or in the care of the local authority, for whom the school receives additional income (the pupil premium), is below the national average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus, or by a statement of special educational needs, is in line with the national average. The proportion supported at school action is also in line with the national average.

The proportions of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds, and those who speak English as an additional language, are above the national average. The school does not use alternative provision. The school meets the current government floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

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