Sinnington Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Since the previous inspection, senior leaders and governors have successfully tackled the previous areas for improvement.

As a result, the overall effectiveness of the school is good. The head of school and governors have high expectations. Leaders have a secure understanding of what needs to be improved.

Staff share leaders' ambitions for improvement and are committed to giving pupils a good education. Staff morale is high and reflects their enjoyment of working at the school. The partnership with the Ryedale Federation is highly effective.

The close working partnership has been pivotal in securing improvements at all levels. Co...nsequently, current pupils, and children in early years, are making good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. The recent changes to the curriculum offer pupils exciting and meaningful experiences.

Pupils relish the opportunities to practise and apply their skills, particularly writing, across the curriculum. Parents and carers are very positive about the work of the school. The overwhelming majority of parents are pleased with the recent changes and have confidence and trust in the school.

Pupils feel happy and safe in school. They are polite, caring and enjoy each other's company. The quality of teaching is good.

Teachers generally use assessment information astutely to plan engaging activities for pupils. However, there are occasions when teachers do not use assessment information well enough. Where this is the case, pupils are not moved on to challenging work quickly enough.

Pupils conduct themselves well in class and around school. Pupils are eager and are involved in improving their own learning. They enjoy sharing ideas with each other.

However, some pupils' presentation skills need further development as they have not developed a fluent style of handwriting. This affects the overall presentation and legibility of pupils' writing. Children make good progress in the early years.

They enjoy the range of activities and exploring things for themselves. However, opportunities for learning and exploration outdoors are not as strong as the indoor classroom environment. Although the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is improving, teachers have had limited opportunities to learn from the best teaching practice in the school.

Information about this school

Sinnington Primary School is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. The school is part of the Ryedale Federation of schools. Almost all pupils are from White British backgrounds.

The proportion of pupils who have SEND is below average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below average. In September 2018, the school entered into a formal partnership with Sinnington pre-school.

Children have part-time education in the Nursery. In Reception, children receive full-time education. The new head of school was appointed from September 2018.