Ranelagh Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. The outstanding leadership of the headteacher and her senior team has led to much improvement since the last inspection.

Teaching and achievement are now of a high standard because of the accurate, consistent and rigorous checking of pupils' learning. Children begin school with levels of skill and knowledge that are well below expected for their age. They make rapid progress in literacy and numeracy because their experiences in school are very well planned and engaging.

By the end Key Stage 2, pupils make better progress than is expected for their age. Pupils who speak English as an additional language make good progress because their ne...eds are well met by teachers and their assistants. This is also true of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs.

Pupils eligible for the pupil premium make better progress than their peers as a result of good teaching, which inspires them to enjoy learning. Teachers usually provide pupils with activities that challenge their learning. Pupils have good attitudes to learning and behave well in lessons.

They feel safe and happy in school. Parents and carers speak highly of the school's ability to involve them in many activities, as well as in keeping their children safe and happy. Governors successfully ensure resources are well allocated and that pupil premium funding makes a positive contribution to the good achievement of the pupils.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching over time ensures pupils make good progress rather than outstanding. Not enough pupils are exceeding levels that are higher than national expectations. Sometimes, the most-able pupils are not given a range of challenging work, hindering the progress they make.

Pupils do not always know how to take responsibility for their own learning and again this slows their rates of progress.

Information about this school

This is a larger than average primary school. A high proportion of pupils are eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in the care of the local authority, pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those from service families.

There are no pupils from service families in the school. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs who are supported at school action is higher than the national average, and the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is lower. A high proportion of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds and most pupils speak English as an additional language.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school has a headteacher and a head of school. The headteacher is also the head of a nursery and children's centre in the same local authority, under a different governing body.