St Bede Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

Pupils' achievement is outstanding. All pupils, including those who are disabled, those with special educational needs and pupils who are eligible for the pupil premium, make outstanding progress. Pupils' standards of attainment in both the Year 2 national assessments and the Year 6 national tests have been significantly above average for the last five years.

The quality of teaching is outstanding and caters exceedingly well for the needs and interests of all pupils. Teachers use information about how individual pupils are achieving very effectively to plan work in lessons which is always well matched to pupils' different abiliti...es. As a result, all pupils work hard at tasks which they find interesting and enjoyable to complete.

Those pupils requiring extra help with their learning are very well supported by other adults and this ensures they make the progress they are capable of. Pupils feel very safe in school and their behaviour is excellent at all times. Bullying of any type is extremely rare and pupils say that they are confident that, should any ever occur, adults would deal with it quickly and firmly.

Attendance is above average and pupils are usually punctual to school each morning. The leadership and management of the school are outstanding. The school has improved since the last inspection because the headteacher is dedicated to ensuring that the school gives the best possible education to all pupils.

Working together, leaders are very effective in managing the performance of staff and ensuring that the quality of teaching continues to be consistently high. The governing body fulfils its role extremely well and governors are not afraid to ask challenging questions about the school's effectiveness when required to do so. This includes ensuring that the school's resources, such as the money it receives for the pupil premium, are used effectively for their intended purpose.

Information about this school

This is a larger than average size primary school located in the centre of the city of Winchester. Nearly all pupils attending the school come from a White British background. The proportions of pupils supported by school action or school action plus or have a statement of special educational needs are below average.

These needs include moderate learning difficulties and behaviour, social and emotional difficulties. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium (additional funding from the government for groups of students including those known to be eligible for free school meals) is below average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

The school does not use any alternative provision for pupils' education. The school building has recently been extended with the addition of three new classrooms. The school has received several recent awards including the Eco Silver award and the Silver Sing Up award.

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