St Blaise CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils' achievement, the quality of teaching and leadership and management have improved since the previous inspection. As a result St Blaise is now a good school. The headteacher checks on the quality of teaching effectively and provides good advice to help teachers improve.

The governing body questions the headteacher thoroughly about the quality of teaching and the progress that pupils make. The quality of teaching is good. Teachers typically plan activities well to meet the different abilities and ages of pupils taught in the same classes.

Teachers mark pupils' work well and give good guidance to pupils about how to improve ...their work. Overall, pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics across Key Stages 1 and 2. Teaching in the early years provision is good.

Children make good progress in their learning. Pupils' behaviour is good. They are normally polite to each other and staff.

Pupils say they feel safe in school and that there is very little bullying. The school works well to help pupils keep themselves safe. For example, pupils have talks from the local police about how to stay safe if they are playing outdoors.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : The most-able pupils do not progress as fast in mathematics in Key Stage 2 as they do in reading and writing. The questions that teachers ask sometimes do not fully extend pupils' thinking and vocabulary. Middle leaders do not consistently observe the quality of teaching in different subjects to give advice to teachers on how to improve.

Information about this school

St Blaise is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. The large majority of pupils are White British. There are three classes in the school.

Reception children and Year 1 are taught in one class. Years 2 and 3 are taught in another and Years 4, 5, and 6 are taught in the third class. Children in Reception attend full time.

The headteacher was appointed in September 2013. About one in 10 pupils are disadvantaged and known to be eligible for additional funding through the pupil premium. This is extra funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children in local authority care.

However, there were very few disadvantaged pupils in Year 6 in 2014. The proportion of disabled pupils or those with special educational needs is above the national average. The school meets the government's current floor standards.

These set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress at the end of Year 6 in reading, writing and mathematics. The school offers before-school childcare provision. This is not managed by the governing body and was not part of this inspection.

Also at this postcode