St George’s Foundation Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher has improved all aspects of the school since the previous inspection.

Staff and governors strongly support the senior leadership in ensuring sustained improvement. School leaders at all levels check the quality of teaching and learning rigorously. They use assessment information well to make sure that pupils get the right level of support where necessary.

Attainment has risen. Standards are above the national average by the time pupils leave school. All groups of pupils, including the most able, disadvantaged pupils and those pupils who have special educational needs or disability, achieve well.

Progress is good i...n all subjects, including reading, writing and mathematics. The school has largely eliminated previous gaps in the rate of progress between different groups of pupils. Reception Year children benefit from good teaching and leadership and make good progress, so they are well prepared for Year 1.

Teaching has improved considerably since the previous inspection. Teachers benefit from good opportunities for professional development. Pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is nearly always exemplary.

Pupils enjoy school and have a very positive attitude towards learning. They greatly appreciate the wide range of opportunities the school provides both within lessons and during enrichment activities. The quality of care and support provided, particularly for those who are vulnerable, is outstanding.

Pupils feel very safe in school. Governance has improved since the previous inspection. Governors know the school well and challenge the leadership constructively.

Parents are very supportive of the school and, along with the staff, recognise the considerable improvements made since the previous inspection. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Although attendance has improved, it remains just below average. Although the most-able pupils now achieve well over time, in some learning activities there is insufficient challenge to enable them to reach their full potential.

Full report

Information about this school

The school is much larger than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils supported through the pupil premium (additional government funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those that are looked after by the local authority) is above average.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is above average. The school meets the current floor standards, which are the government's minimum expectations of attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. Children in Reception attend full time, in two classes.

The school operates a breakfast club. The school belongs to the Chesil Education Partnership, which comprises several local schools. There are two pre-schools on the school site, which are run independently and did not form part of the inspection.

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