Robert Miles Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Children start in Reception with skills below those expected nationally for their age, and leave Year 2 with above-average standards in all subjects. Outstanding teaching in Reception leads to children making particularly rapid progress. Throughout Key Stage 1, pupils make good progress because teaching is mostly good and occasionally outstanding.

Progress in writing has accelerated this year, and, for the first time, the current Year 2 pupils are reaching standards that are above average in writing. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. They are polite and courteous, and say they feel very safe at school.

The environment is positive ...and happy. The headteacher leads the school well. With good support from other leaders, she has had a clear impact this year on improving teaching and learning in Key Stage 1 and writing standards across the whole school.

The progress made by vulnerable groups of pupils has been rapidly improved this year to match that of other pupils in all subjects. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching in Key Stage 1 is not consistently strong enough to promote outstanding progress, and occasionally requires improvement where lesson activities are not planned at the right level of difficulty for all pupils. Across the school, pupils are not always given helpful feedback about their learning in all subjects.

Pupils in Key Stage 1 do not have enough opportunities to develop their independent learning skills without the teacher's direct support and input.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are White British.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is below average. The proportion of pupils supported through the pupil premium is below average. In this school, this additional funding for certain groups applies only to pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is above average, as is the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs. The governing body runs before- and after-school clubs on the school site every day. This 'wrap-around-care' also takes pupils from the nearby junior school, who are collected by 'walking bus'.

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