Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school School leaders, including governors, know the strengths and weaknesses of the school well and use this knowledge to make improvements.

They have been successful in improving teaching and achievement in all year groups. Pupils are taught phonics (the sounds letters make) very well. Reading has a high profile throughout the school with the result that pupils read well from a variety of texts.

Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs, make good progress throughout the school. The quality of teaching is good. Teachers make learning enjoyable.

Pupils' behaviour and safety are... good. They say they feel safe. Behaviour around the building, entering and leaving the hall and at break times is typically good.

Children in the early years achieve well because of highly effective adult support. The curriculum is good with a strong emphasis on promoting pupils' understanding of the values that prepare them well for life in modern Britain. Spiritual, moral, cultural and social development is good.

Governors are enthusiastic and committed to school improvement. They understand pupils' performance and the quality of teaching through the effective use of questioning to challenge senior leaders. It is not yet an outstanding school because : New middle leaders have had insufficient time in their roles to help teachers further improve their practice.

Not all teachers reshape tasks to help pupils to deepen their understanding and accelerate their progress in lessons. In a few classes, the marking of pupils' work does not show them, clearly enough, how to improve.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school with a nursery.

The large majority of pupils are White British and speak English as their first language. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is well below average. The pupil premium is additional government funding for those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and looked-after children.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is well below average. The yearly intake of pupils is 45. Children are divided into groups of 15 and in alternate years they are taught in a mixed-age class.

The Nursery is part-time and offers places for 30 children. Children in the Reception class attend full-time. The school meets the government's floor standards which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress by the end of Year 6.

There have been some changes in staffing since the last inspection. The deputy headteacher was appointed in September 2014. The mathematics and literacy subject leaders took up their roles in the autumn term 2014.

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