Potter Street Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The new aspirational leadership team, alongside the dedicated staff, governors and trustees, is rapidly improving teaching and learning, pupils' behaviour and their achievement in this inclusive, welcoming school. Leaders, governors and trustees have an accurate view of the school and know where to focus improvement.

Governance is effective. The school is well placed to improve further. There has been rapid improvement in pupils' behaviour and attitudes to learning, so that they are now good.

Exclusions have declined significantly. Pupils are safe and well cared for. They want to come to school to learn.

Attendance has risen abov...e the national average. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders and teachers provide a stimulating, exciting curriculum, but pupils are not always challenged and stretched in subjects other than English and mathematics (foundation subjects).

Curriculum planning in some foundation subjects does not show a clear progression of skills throughout the school. Assessment in these subjects is not robust enough to ensure that pupils are making the best possible progress. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good.

Pupils treat each other and adults with respect. School leaders prepare pupils well for the next stage of their education. Standards are improving.

Over time, the proportion of Year 6 pupils who attain the expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics combined has continuously increased. During this school year, most pupils are making good progress from their various starting points. This is raising attainment in English and mathematics.

Teaching and learning in the early years are improving quickly. Children are happy and confident. They make good progress from their starting points.

Staff, governors, parents and pupils are fully supportive of the school Teachers plan interesting tasks that motivate pupils well in their work. Occasionally, these activities are not adapted precisely enough, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), so that they make consistently good progress.

Information about this school

The school is part of the Passmores Co-operative Learning Community Trust.

This comprises of Passmores Academy and three primary schools. The school receives support and challenge from the trust's chief executive officer and its local governing body. Responsibility for the school's performance lies with the board of trustees.

There have been a number of new appointments to the leadership team since the previous inspection. The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils with SEND is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who are eligible for pupil premium funding is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is broadly in line with the national average.

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