St Johns Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. From low starting points, pupils achieve well so that by the time they leave they are close to reaching national average standards in mathematics and writing. Reading and writing are now improving strongly across the school and pupils are making good progress.

Children in the Nursery get four full days each to give them a rich experience in school. Teaching is good because lessons are well planned and the work is matched to pupils' abilities. Good behaviour is the norm in school and pupils are encouraged to be responsible for what they do.

The curriculum is of very high quality and pupils enjoy learning through the 'mantle of the expert'... approach to learning, through enquiry and investigations. The headteacher is successful in improving the school's performance. The staff support her unanimously in making improvements to their teaching and to pupils' achievement.

The governing body understands the strengths of the school and is fully aware of areas where it needs further development. Parental links and the work of their partnership worker are excellent. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Marking in mathematics, in particular, does not always give pupils enough guidance about how their work might be improved nor the opportunity to follow up on the advice.

Reading is an area where pupils' standards over time have been lower than national averages and pupils do not make as much progress compared to other subjects.

Information about this school

St John's is an average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is considerably above average.

The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children that are looked after by the local authority. The proportion of pupils supported through school action is above average but the proportion at school action plus, or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is above average, as is the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language.

There is a breakfast club organised and run by the school. There is a privately run pre-school located on the site, but this is not managed by the governing body and is subject to a separate inspection. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

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