Robert Miles Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils' achievements are good in reading and writing. Achievement is outstanding in mathematics where all groups of pupils make outstanding progress in relation to their starting points. Standards in English are average in comparison with all schools nationally and they are above average in mathematics.

Systems to monitor pupils' attainment and progress as they move through the school are comprehensive and their accuracy verified. The school has spent its additional government funding, which helps pupils eligible for free school meals, by providing tailor-made support to meet their needs. Consequently, for most pupils, the gap between th...em and their classmates is narrowing.

Teaching is consistently good and at times outstanding. Teachers have excellent relationships with their pupils. The quality of presentation in pupils' exercise books is outstanding because pupils are taught to do everything to the best of their ability.

Pupils have excellent attitudes to learning and behaviour is exemplary due to a very well-planned curriculum, exciting visits and trips and a very good range of clubs and activities that support learning. The way pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted is outstanding. Pupils feel very safe and show a huge amount of respect and care for one another.

Leadership is good at all levels and school self-evaluation is rigorous and accurate. The head teacher leads by example and is well respected by pupils and staff. Governors know the school well and hold leaders to account.

They ensure that all pupils regardless of race, gender or background have full access to all aspects of school life. It is not yet an outstanding school because : A small minority of boys, eligible for pupil premium support, are still struggling with making good progress in writing as they are not given precise guidance on how to move to the next level. Subject leaders do not yet have formal opportunities to monitor teaching and learning in their subjects.

This results in best practice not yet being shared throughout the school.

Information about this school

Robert Miles Junior School is a smaller-than-average junior school. An above-average proportion of pupils are known to be eligible for the pupil premium, (additional government funding for those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, looked after children and those from service families).

Since the previous inspection of 2009 the number of pupils eligible for free school meals has nearly trebled. Most pupils are from White British backgrounds. The school has a very small proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds and pupils who speak English as an additional language.

No pupils are at the early stages of acquiring English as an additional language. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is above the national average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above the national average.

Over half of these pupils are eligible for pupil premium funding. The school met the government's current floor standards in 2012, which set the minimum expectation for pupils' attainment and progress. The school has successfully renewed its 'Investors in Pupils' Award.