Regent Farm First School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Key Findings

This is a good school.

Pupils from many different backgrounds work and play together very well to create a harmonious school community. Parents and carers overwhelmingly agree that all groups of children feel safe and confident in school. An atmosphere of mutual respect between adults and children results in pupils behaving well because they enjoy school and have a positive attitude to learning.

The achievement of visually impaired pupils is excellent by the time they leave the school. All other groups of pupils make good progress overall, including those children in the Early Years Foundation Stage. There is some variation in rates of progress, where pupils do not have enough opportunity to p...ractise independently what they have been taught.

The school effectively teaches pupils to read and fosters very well a love of and interest in reading through carefully chosen topics which feature well-known authors. The quality of teaching is good overall with some outstanding teaching, which moves learning along at a rapid pace, keeps pupils active and challenges them to think deeply. However, teaching is not yet consistently good because in a few lessons it is not always clear what pupils are expected to learn.

This results in the work not being closely matched to pupils' abilities. Marking informs pupils what they have done well but does not always indicate what needs to be done next to help pupils improve. The quality of leadership and management is good.

Regular monitoring and accurate

Information about the school

This is a larger than average-size first school. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage and the proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is similar to the national average. About one quarter of pupils are at an early stage of learning English which is an above average proportion.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is almost twice the national average. The percentage of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below average. The school has an Additionally Resourced Centre (ARC) for pupils with sight impairment.

The movement within the pupil population is more fluid than in most schools. The school holds a number of awards including an International schools award, Eco-Schools silver, Primary Quality Mark and the Activemark. The governing body manages a breakfast and out-of-school club.

Inspection grades: 1 is outstanding, 2 is good, 3 is satisfactory and 4 is inadequate Please turn to the glossary for a description of the grades and inspection terms