South Farnborough Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

South Farnborough Junior School's high-quality education is a testament to the outstanding leadership of its headteacher. She receives excellent support from senior and middle leaders, governors and the whole staff. This is a school that is continually seeking ways to improve in order that all its pupils can do their very best.

All aspects of the school's work are constantly and rigorously checked. As a result, emerging weaknesses are speedily identified and successfully addressed. The school has made excellent progress since its previous inspection and is exceptionally well placed to maintain and build on its strengths.

...>Monitoring and support for teaching quality by both leaders and governors is excellent. Especially well-tailored programmes to enhance teachers' skills have ensured they become excellent practitioners. Staff new to the profession or to the school are exceptionally well supported.

Throughout the school, teaching is outstanding. Staff are exceptionally good at setting challenging tasks that help all pupils, whatever their needs or talents, to make excellent progress. The outstanding curriculum promotes pupils' academic and personal development exceptionally well.

Pupils' commitment to learning is supported especially well through the interesting and highly motivating programmes of work. Pupils' achievement is excellent. Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is consistently above average.

Inspectors observed above average skills in other subjects such as computing. The achievement of pupils who could be at risk of falling behind, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, is excellent. Highly effective specialist support ensures pupils in the resource provision consistently achieve as well as they can.

Where achievable, some reach average attainment levels and occasionally exceed them. Excellent support for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development ensures pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is outstanding. Staff and governors maintain a very strong focus on procedures for keeping pupils safe.

Outstanding relationships between pupils and with adults make the school a very happy and safe place to be. The school has an excellent working relationship with other schools and agencies. The outstanding partnership with parents ensures pupils are very well supported with homework activities.

Governors are very well informed, especially about pupils' achievement. Their work in holding leaders and staff to account for the impact they have on pupils' progress is excellent. The allocation of additional funding is outstanding.

Information about this school

South Farnborough is an above-average-sized junior school. It has increased in size since the previous inspection. At the time of the inspection, there were three classes in each of Years 3, 4 and 5, and two in Year 6.

The proportion of pupils with special educational needs supported by school action is broadly average. The proportion supported by school action plus or a statement of special educational needs is above the national average. The school hosts a special resource provision (known as Middle School) for 18 disabled pupils and those with special educational needs.

Since the previous inspection, the provision has changed to admit pupils with complex learning and behavioural needs. This was also inspected. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds, including those who speak English as an additional language, is well below average.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for additional funding known as the pupil premium is below average. This funding is to provide extra support for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and to children who are looked after. South Farnborough Junior is a lead school for School Direct.

Through this, in conjunction with a local university, it provides teacher training. Leaders also work closely with colleagues in other local schools in joint monitoring and development work. The school meets government floor standards in English and mathematics, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

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