St Marys Church of England Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an inadequate school Leaders have not been successful in their attempts to improve the school. Leaders' evaluations of the school's performance are inaccurate. Standards are exceptionally low because of the slow progress made by too many pupils, especially in learning to read.

Too few pupils leave Year 6 sufficiently well prepared for secondary school each year. The outcomes achieved by disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are not improving rapidly enough. Hardly any pupils reach the higher standards.

The curriculum is reasonably broad and balanced. However, the progress pupils make across a wide rang...e of subjects and year groups is far too variable and is weak overall. In key stages 1 and 2, the overall quality of teaching is poor.

Teachers' expectations of pupils are not high enough. Too often the work teachers set is too easy. This is because they do not assess what pupils know, understand and can do effectively.

Too many pupils are easily distracted and disrupt the learning of others in lessons because they lack self-discipline and teaching does not engage or inspire them. Too often, pupils do not report their peers' use of discriminatory language. Occasionally, adults do not notice poor behaviour.

The governing body has not effectively challenged and supported leaders to improve the school. The school has the following strengths Children get off to a good start in early years. Effective teaching helps them to make good progress.

The majority of pupils behave well and exhibit good manners.

Information about this school

Hunslet St Mary's is an average-sized primary school. It is a voluntary aided Church of England school in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.

The school shares the same site as the nursery of the local children's centre, which is under separate management. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is broadly average.

The proportion of pupils with SEND is above the national average. A smaller proportion of pupils than the national average has an education, health and care plan. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils who are known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium funding is above the national average.

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