South Benfleet Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good academy Leaders and the governing body provide good leadership.

They are passionate about their academy and ensure that almost all pupils make good progress. Senior leaders and governors monitor teaching rigorously and provide very effective professional development for all staff. Consequently, teaching is good over time and an increasing proportion of teaching is outstanding.

Pupil outcomes are good. Pupils make good progress from their starting points. Attainment at the end of Key Stages 1 and 2 is above the national average.

All adults are ambitious for the academy and its pupils. Senior leaders are highly committed to making further... improvements. They act as excellent role models for pupils.

Teachers make suggestions as to how pupils can improve their work and pupils respond very positively. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is supported very effectively. The developing curriculum is stimulating and enriched with a variety of visits, visitors and clubs to encourage pupils to have a clear understanding of the part they play in the local and wider community.

The academy's work to keep pupils safe is highly effective. All members of staff receive regular safeguarding training and know precisely what to do if they have any concerns about a pupil. Consequently, all pupils feel safe because they trust adults to help them.

Outstanding leadership and management of the early years has ensured that the learning environment is exciting and stimulating, that the curriculum is rich and varied and that teaching is consistently high quality. As a result, more children achieve a good level of development at the end of the Reception Year than nationally and progress of the vast majority of children is good. It is not yet an outstanding academy because : Not enough pupils throughout the academy make more than expected progress in writing and mathematics.

The sharing of outstanding practice to improve pupils' outcomes is still developing. The most-able pupils are not challenged as much as they could be. There are not enough opportunities for these pupils to develop their writing and mathematics skills in other subjects.

Information about this academy

This academy is larger than the average primary. Almost all pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is below the national average.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils eligible for the pupil premium (which is additional government funding used to support pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority) is below the national average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is below the national average. In 2015, the academy met the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

An independent playgroup is accommodated on the academy site. This is inspected separately. The academy is a founder member of the Benfleet and Thundersley Inter Cluster and a member of the Thames Primary Consortium (a school-based teacher training organisation).

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