Penketh South Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Pupils thrive in the caring environment of this much-improved school. They become confident and capable learners who are prepared well for the next stage of their education.

The headteacher provides good leadership, fully supported by the staff and governors. All have an accurate view of the school's strengths and weaknesses. Governors are dedicated, and challenge school leaders appropriately to ensure continued improvement.

Staff are committed to bringing about further improvements and morale is high. There is a strong sense of teamwork across the school. Teaching, learning and assessment are effective over time.

Where teaching ...is the strongest, good questioning enables pupils to reflect, reason and build on their learning. Not all teaching is as good as the best yet. The varied and diverse curriculum offers pupils many exciting opportunities to learn.

Pupils' spiritual, moral and cultural development is strong Across the school, almost all pupils are making good progress and are achieving well. There are times when teaching does not challenge the most able groups of pupils. Behaviour is good.

Pupils are polite and welcoming. They are eager to explain their learning and share their ideas. They show great respect for each other and for adults.

Provision in the early years is outstanding. Children are supported by highly focused staff who plan rigorously to enable all children to make rapid progress. The school's work to keep pupils safe is good.

Parents acknowledge and appreciate the care and support provided by the school for themselves and their children. The arrangements for safeguarding pupils are effective. Leaders and managers carefully analyse the attainment of pupils.

However, this information is not always used to monitor the progress of all groups. Consequently, some of the most able and the most able disadvantaged pupils do not always make as much progress as they could.

Information about this school

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

This is a slightly smaller than average-sized primary school. Most pupils are from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is lower than the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is broadly the same as the national average. The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is higher than the national average. The school works within a cluster of other local schools to provide training opportunities to staff.

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