Portreath Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils enjoy school, make good progress and achieve well in all subjects. They are rightfully proud of their school, keen to learn and attend regularly.

The quality of teaching is consistently good, with much that is outstanding. This has enabled pupils to secure good achievement over time in English and mathematics, preparing them well for the next phase in their education. Well-planned lessons taught by teachers, supported effectively by teaching assistants, meet the needs of all pupils, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs so they too achieve well.

Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage benefit from... learning in a creative and stimulating environment, making good use of the outdoor space and the local environment. Pupils feel safe in school. Their behaviour is good around the school and in lessons, where they demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning.

This is a school where everyone is valued and treated as an individual. Teachers have high expectations and pupils are keen to check how well they have done using teachers' comments to improve their work still further. Leaders monitor pupils' progress regularly and use this information to set challenging targets.

The headteacher provides the school with strong and purposeful leadership. There is a shared commitment by staff to ensure that every pupil is encouraged to do their very best. Members of the governing body provide good support and challenge to leaders.

This has been successful in sustaining good achievement for all pupils. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teachers, especially in Key Stage 1, do not always provide challenging work for pupils with similar abilities in the different mixed-age classes. Pupils are not always clear about what they have to achieve to be successful by the end of the lesson.

Teachers do not always move pupils, especially the more able, onto activities in lessons that enable them to make better progress. The assessments made on children's work in the Reception Year do not always accurately reflect their ability.

Information about this school

Portreath is a smaller-than-average-sized primary school.

Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage are taught in a Reception class with some pupils from Year 1. All other classes contain pupils from two year groups. Almost all pupils are from White British backgrounds.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is 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 who are known to be eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, those from armed service families and for looked after children, is well below average.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school manages a breakfast club for the pupils, which was part of this inspection. The school is part of the Crofty Learning Trust, a partnership of six local primary schools.