Shavington Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Inspirational and highly effective leadership from the headteacher, supported by the skilful deputy headteacher and governors, has brought about marked improvements in achievement, teaching, pupils' behaviour and attendance. The achievement of pupils is good and has improved rapidly so that by the end of Key Stage 2, standards in English and mathematics are now high in comparison to the national expectations.

The quality of teaching is consistently good and some is outstanding. The behaviour of pupils is good. They learn well, are polite, articulate and respectful towards adults and each other.

Pupils say, and their parents agree, that t...hey feel safe and well cared for in school. All staff and governors have a determination to make the school outstanding. As a result, the school is well placed to continue to improve.

.It is not yet an outstanding school because : The most-able pupils are not always challenged enough in some classes. Teachers do not have sufficient opportunities to observe and work alongside outstanding practitioners.

Middle leaders are not yet fully involved in checking that all groups of pupils achieve the best they can in all the subjects, and the leadership of support for special educational needs and those who fall behind with their work is not yet fully established.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils supported because they have special educational needs (previously known as school action, school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs) is lower than the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils who are eligible for support through the pupil premium funding is very low compared to the national average. The pupil premium is funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress at the end of Year 6. Since the previous inspection, there have been changes in leadership, governance and staffing. The new headteacher took up his post a year ago.