Royton Hall Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders have an accurate view of the school's strengths and weaknesses.

This contributes to development plans having a positive impact on pupils' outcomes. Leaders' and governors' commitment and decisive actions have contributed to pupils' good outcomes. Staff morale is high.

Staff feel valued and respected. Disadvantaged pupils' progress is strong because of the well-considered use of extra funding. The teaching of reading and writing is effective.

Pupils use the skills learned in English lessons well in different subjects. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and staff ensure that pupils are safe from harm.

Pupils treat ...each other with care. They cooperate with one another well and demonstrate respect for others. Leaders promote and celebrate the diversity of the local community very well.

This gives pupils a strong appreciation of different faiths and cultures. Children have a good start to their education in the early years. Adults support children well in order to help them become inquisitive learners.

As a result, children make strong progress. The curriculum provides interesting and relevant opportunities for pupils to develop knowledge and understanding in a wide range of subjects. The quality of learning is good in most subjects.

Leaders hold teachers accountable for their work and provide effective professional development so that teachers continually improve their teaching skills Some middle leaders are new to their posts. As a result, they are not consistently effective in raising the quality of provision and standards in a minority of subjects. There is a lack of challenge for the most able pupils in some subjects other than English and mathematics.

As a result, some of these pupils do not make the progress of which they are capable.

Information about this school

This is larger than an average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils supported by pupil premium funding is lower than the national average.

The proportion of pupils with SEND is also lower than the national average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is lower than the national average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is also lower than the national average.