St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Chinnor

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school The headteacher's inspirational leadership is supported effectively by the highly committed team of senior leaders, staff and governors.

Pupils progress rapidly through the school and their attainment in English and mathematics is well above average Outstanding teaching, supported by very skilled teaching assistants, provides imaginative, stimulating activities that capture pupils' interest and inspire them to want to learn more. Teachers' subject knowledge is outstanding and their assessment of pupils' individual needs is excellent. This allows lessons to move along at a fast pace.

Teachers know how to make learning fun, relevant... and exciting. This captures pupils' imagination and fosters a love of learning. Pupils enjoy all aspects of school.

Their outstanding behaviour supports learning very well and ensures the school is a calm, harmonious environment. Pupils feel very safe and are unfailingly considerate of their own and one another's safety and well-being. Parents hold the school in high regard.'

The school has really brought my child on' was a typical comment. A wealth of opportunities provided by the rich curriculum promotes learning and pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development extremely well. Relentless determination by school leaders has successfully driven the school forward and secured improvements on all fronts since the previous inspection, most especially on raising achievement and the quality of teaching.

The well-trained, experienced and highly effective governing body carries out its duties commendably to help ensure that pupils improve on their previous best.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are White British, with around 10% from a range of minority ethnic groups.

Very few pupils speak English as an additional language The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, for whom the school receives additional funding through the pupil premium, is well below average. (The pupil premium provides additional funding for children in the care of the local authority, children of parents serving in the armed forces and for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals.) The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average.

The proportion supported through school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also below average. These needs relate mainly to moderate learning difficulties and emotional or behavioural problems. The school hosts an additional resource base for children who find communication and social interaction difficult.

This is managed by the local authority's special needs service. There are currently 11 pupils on roll, all of whom come from outside the school's usual catchment area. The school meets the government's floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

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