Rickley Park Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The strong leadership of the headteacher has led to significant improvements since the last inspection.

The headteacher has developed a strong leadership team. They are committed to supporting all staff and pupils, and consequently teaching, learning and assessment is now good. As a result of good teaching, pupils are making good, and sometimes rapid, progress to prepare them well for the next stage in their education.

Most disadvantaged pupils make at least similar progress to other pupils nationally. As a result of high-quality targeted support for their learning, pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are making ...at least good progress. Children in the Nursery and Reception class benefit from a very high level of care and support and make good progress.

The vast majority of pupils enjoy coming to school and say they feel safe. They love learning and work hard in lessons. They are very keen to do their best.

Pupils speak confidently about the school's values and show respect for each other's backgrounds and cultural differences. The governing body is effective. They are committed to providing the best opportunities for pupils to succeed and ensure that leaders are running the school effectively.

A significant number of parents would like to see improvements in the way that leaders communicate with them. There is an inconsistency across the school in the quality of support pupils receive from teaching and learning support assistants.

Information about this school

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

The school complies with Department for Education guidance on what academies should publish. This is a larger than average primary academy in an area of higher than average social deprivation. The school has a Nursery and Reception class and two classes in every year group for Years 1 to 6.

There is a before- and after-school club run by an Ofsted-registered provider, which did not form part of this inspection. The proportion of pupils eligible for support through the pupil premium is higher than the national average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is in line with national figures.

The proportion of pupils with a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is above national figures. The school has a lower than average number of pupils from different multi-ethnic groups and the number of pupils who speak English as an additional language is below the national average. The school meets the national floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

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