St Erth Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The high quality care and safeguarding of pupils' welfare provided at the school fully reflects the school's motto 'Caring, sharing, preparing for life'. All staff are committed to welcoming pupils with a wide range of needs and show diligence in treating all pupils equally and eliminating discrimination. As a result, pupils feel very safe, enjoy excellent relationships and behave in an exemplary fashion.

Teaching is consistently good across the school, consequently all pupils achieve well in relation to their differing starting points and needs. Teaching is outstanding at times, especially in the Year 4, 5 and 6 class. The well respecte...d and very capable headteacher is strongly supported by senior staff and governors in checking and sustaining pupils' good progress as they move through the school.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils don't always understand the terms used in teachers' marking and this constrains their ability to make the suggested improvements. The writing and mathematical skills of some pupils, especially those who find learning difficult, are not always developed in a sufficiently meaningful and systematic way as they progress through the school.

Information about this school

This is a small school.

All pupils attending the school are of White British heritage. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported through school action is well above the national average. The proportion supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also well above average.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium (which provides additional funding for children in local authority care, children from service families and those known to be eligible for free school meals) broadly matches that found nationally. The proportion of pupils joining or leaving the school at other than the normal times is above average. The children in the Early Years Foundation Stage are accommodated in a mixed-age class with Years 1 pupils.

Other pupils across the school are taught in two mixed aged classes. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set out the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school shares the site with a children's centre, which is subject to a separate inspection.

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