Pinfold Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Leadership at all levels, including governance, is outstanding. Leaders have an accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for development because of regular, meticulous and robust checks of the school's performance. As a result of highly effective partnerships and high quality training, leaders have ensured that aspects of teaching have developed and improved; this has resulted in rapid improvements, particularly in writing.

This uncompromising drive for improvement continues in all areas of the school's work. Governors are highly motivated and very effectively challenge leaders to further improve teaching and pupils' achievement.... Pupils benefit from an outstanding curriculum which gives them a wealth of rich experiences beyond the norm.

These support their future development extremely well. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Pupils are very keen to learn and they work very well together.

There are high levels of mutual respect between pupils and staff. Pupils say they feel very safe. Pinfold is a caring school where the whole school team are strongly united in continually improving the quality of their work and pupils' outcomes and are ambitious for further improvement.

Children get off to a good start in the Early Years Foundation Stage, particularly in their personal development. From individual starting points well below those expected, pupils reach average levels by the end of Key Stage 2. This represents good achievement.

Teaching is good and some is outstanding. Teachers have high expectations and good questioning skills and are focused on successful learning. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not enough teaching is outstanding and there are some inconsistencies in the quality of the marking of pupils' work, with best practice not always shared with teachers.

Pupils are not always given an opportunity to respond to marking. Teachers do not always plan activities that are well matched to pupils' different abilities. There are not enough opportunities for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage to develop their literacy and mathematical skills through play activities.

Information about this school

Pinfold Primary is larger than the average-sized primary school. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage. A small number of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds and none speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported through school action is below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium, is above the national average.

(The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children that are looked after.) The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for attainment and progress. Since the last inspection, the headteacher has become executive headteacher of three schools.

The deputy headteacher, who was appointed since the last inspection, is the associate headteacher. There have also been a number of changes with teaching staff, including the recent appointment of a deputy headteacher. The executive headteacher is a National Leader in Education and provides support for many schools and their staff.

Pinfold is a national support school which means that staff help to support others to improve their teaching. It is also a National Teaching School. The school runs a breakfast club for its pupils.

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