Ropery Walk Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher has ensured that all leaders work closely together as a team in order to support teachers and teaching assistants to improve their practice.

Governors are very knowledgeable about the work of the school and hold leaders to account effectively for the quality of teaching and pupils' academic performance. The quality of teaching is improving as there are many opportunities for teachers to share good practice and reflect on their own teaching. Pupils make at least good progress from their starting points and their attainment is rising, particularly in key stages 1 and 2.

Pupils are extremely well cared for and their personal ...development and welfare are outstanding. They have a clear understanding of how to keep themselves safe and say they feel very safe in school. Pupils' behaviour is good.

They are polite and show great consideration for others. Children in the early years are now making good progress. There have been changes to leadership and the curriculum and these are having a positive impact on improving the outcomes for children.

Pupils show respect, tolerance and understanding towards those from faiths and backgrounds different from their own. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils with special educational needs or disability usually make progress at broadly the same rate as their peers. Occasionally, some are not always challenged to achieve the highest standards they can.

Rates of absence are high for some pupils with special educational needs or disability. On occasions, this information is not shared with the governing body, so governors cannot monitor this closely enough to hold leaders to account.

Information about this school

This school is slightly smaller than the average-sized primary school.

The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils for whom the pupil premium provides support is above the national average. Pupil premium funding is provided to support pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are looked after by the local authority.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability who are receiving support is approximately twice the national average, and there are a few pupils who have an education, health and care plan or a statement of special educational needs. Children in the Reception Year attend full time. The school meets the government's floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

The school's website almost meets requirements but due to technical difficulties is not quite up to date. There has been some turbulence in staffing since the last inspection. There is a breakfast club and a range of after-school clubs, which are managed by the governing body.