Rothwell Victoria Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils make good progress and attainment overall is above average. They do particularly well in writing and mathematics where attainment is rising year by year.

Children thrive in the Nursery and Reception classes, and enjoy the exciting opportunities to work and play. Parents and carers say how quickly they settle and look forward to school. Pupils behave well and say how safe they feel at school.

Parents and carers appreciate the way the teachers keep them informed about their children's progress and the way they are always there to hear any concerns. Good teaching ensures that pupils achieve well in all classes. Teachers are very skil...led at using new technology in their lessons and pupils say how this makes learning fun.

The executive headteacher leads well and has helped create a good team of staff who work closely together to improve the school. The leaders employ good systems to check on pupils' achievement and teachers' performance, and set them challenging targets for the future. The school makes effective use of the Pupil Premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils, and this helps to ensure they make good progress.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Achievement in reading is not as good as in writing and mathematics. Not all staff have the skills to show pupils clearly how to build sounds into words when reading. The Early Years Foundation Stage classrooms do not always provide exciting places for children to sit and read independently and for pleasure.

Leaders do not check on the teaching of reading sufficiently. A small minority of pupils have too many absences, and this affects their progress.

Information about this school

The proportion of the pupils who are eligible for the Pupil Premium, which provides additional funding for children in local authority care and pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, is below average.

The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage and very few speak English as an additional language. The proportions of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs, including those supported at school action and school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs, are all average. The school has recently achieved The Eco Schools and Healthy Schools awards.

The school is part of a federation with the nearby junior school. The executive headteacher has led both schools since September 2011. The schools share a governing body.

Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage are taught in Nursery and Reception classes. All pupils are educated on site. The school does not use alternative provision to support any of its pupils.

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