Monyash CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The executive headteacher's unwavering drive and commitment to raising standards has led to rapid improvements in the quality of teaching. Consequently, pupils are now making good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Governors are actively involved in the life of the school.

They understand and are fully committed to their role in improving the quality of education. They are well informed about the progress pupils make and hold leaders to account for the standards pupils achieve. Children in the early years get off to an excellent start.

High-quality, skilled staff, well-planned activities and a rich environment enable all childr...en to make rapid progress. Pupils are very well behaved in lessons and around the school. There are exceptionally positive relationships between adults and pupils.

Pupils feel extremely safe, and safeguarding systems are accurately followed and meticulous in detail. Parents are very positive about the school. They appreciate the care and support their children receive.

The interesting curriculum captures the interests of all pupils. Teachers plan imaginative lessons. Disadvantaged pupils, those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those with English as an additional language make good progress.

This is because precise analysis identifies accurate teaching and support for them. A strong educational partnership has been established with Winster CofE Primary School, which mutually benefits both schools. Leaders do not provide enough opportunities for pupils to increase their understanding of different faiths, cultures and lifestyles.

Middle leaders are developing their roles and responsibilities. Recently introduced action plans, systems and processes now need to be embedded. Until recently, the most able pupils have not always been stretched and challenged enough.

This is changing, but more work needs to be done to enable them to achieve their full potential. Some pupils do not take enough care with their spelling and punctuation.

Information about this school

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

This is much smaller than the averaged-sized primary school with very small cohorts, including in the early years. Some cohorts may constitute just two pupils. In 2016, there were too few pupils in Year 6 to make the judgement on whether the school met the government's floor standard.

The school currently has two mixed-age classes, an early years foundation stage/key stage 1 class and a key stage 2 class. Each of these has a class teacher. The number on roll has reduced slightly each year since the previous inspection.

Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion who speak English as an additional language is below average. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is below average.

The proportion of pupils with special educational needs support is average. The proportion with a statement of educational need or education, health and care plan is above average. The school works closely with Winster CofE Primary School, sharing the same executive headteacher.