St Neot Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

Since the previous inspection, exceptional leadership and management have ensured a relentless drive to raise standards. As a result, pupils' achievement is outstanding. Children make an excellent start in the Reception class and continue to make rapid progress.

By the end of Key Stage 2 pupils reach standards that are above the national average in reading and writing and well above the national average in grammar and mathematics. However, within this context of excellent overall achievement, pupils make faster progress in some year groups, especially the more able. The quality of teaching across the school is outstanding.
...r/>Teachers have very high expectations of their pupils and are skilled in checking and extending pupils' understanding of what they know and are able to do. Teaching assistants also make a very significant contribution to pupils' learning. All groups of pupils achieve exceptionally well because the school is welcoming to all and provides excellent support programmes for those who need extra help.

Pupils' attitudes to learning are excellent. They say they learn something new every single day. They take great pride in their school and their behaviour is outstanding.

They get on really well together and feel very safe in school, as a result of the high priority leaders place on ensuring pupils' safety and well-being. Parents and carers are delighted with the school and the quality of education their children receive. They feel they can approach the staff with any problems, which are resolved straight away.

Teamwork and collaboration are essential elements in the school's approach, leading to improvements since the previous inspection. Governors ask challenging questions of leaders as well as supporting the school. The school ensures that the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils is as strong as their academic progress.

Information about this school

St Neot is smaller than the average-sized primary school, is increasing in size, and all pupils are taught in mixed-age classes. Almost all of the pupils attending the school are of White British heritage and many attend from outlying areas as well as the village and surrounding area. More pupils join and leave the school at times other than Reception and Year 6 than is usually found.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported through school action is average. The proportion of pupils supported through school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium (which provides additional funding for children in local authority care, those known to be eligible for free school meals and pupils with a parent or carer in the armed forces) is well below average.

The school works closely with local secondary schools and provides support to other primary schools in the teaching of mathematics. There is an after-school club run by the school. The school does not make use of any alternative provision The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in mathematics and English.