St Saviour’s Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Leadership and management are good.

Through strong partnership work with schools within the federation, leaders and governors have improved the overall effectiveness of the school so that it is now good. The headteacher, working together with senior leaders, staff and governors, has successfully driven improvements to teaching and achievement. Members of the governing body are well informed about the school's work.

They are ambitious to see the school improve further and challenge the school's leaders about the school's performance. Well-selected training for staff and regular checks on teaching quality have been effective in securing go...od teaching. As a result, pupils achieve well and standards are rising.

Teachers work effectively with teaching assistants to provide lessons that meet the needs of all pupils. Pupils make good progress. The curriculum is focused on making sure pupils make swift progress in their academic achievement as well as promoting their personal development and enjoyment of school.

Music is a particular strength. Many pupils learn to play an instrument. Pupils enjoy coming to school and attend very regularly.

They behave well and have positive attitudes to learning. They feel safe in school and have a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe. The early years provision is good.

Children achieve well. They make particularly rapid gains when completing tasks with the adults. Children are well prepared for learning in Year 1.

It is not yet an outstanding school because: Activities provided in the early years do not always support children to extend their own learning without adult intervention. Middle leaders are not always sufficiently involved in securing further improvements within their areas of responsibility. Some areas of the curriculum are not taught in sufficient depth.

This leaves pupils with a superficial understanding of some subjects and concepts.

Information about this school

The school is a smaller than average-sized primary school. The school is in its second year of a three-year partnership with the Loughborough Federation of Schools.

One in five pupils is eligible for pupil premium funding, which provides additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals or in the care of the local authority. This is below the national average. Pupils come from a range of ethnic backgrounds.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is just above the national average. Children in the Reception class attend full time. A section 48 inspection of religious education last took place in December 2011.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is in line with the national average. The school provides a daily breakfast club and after-school club managed by the governing body. The school meets the government's current floor standards for primary schools, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.