Stanah Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils achieve well and make good progress from their starting points. By the time they leave Year 6 standards are now above average.

Teaching is good. Relationships are positive and activities which enthuse and motivate pupils to do well are carefully planned. Pupils' good behaviour is a strength of the school.

Pupils are keen to learn and show respect for each other and staff. They are proud of their school and feel safe and well looked after. The headteacher, ably supported by senior leaders, has successfully addressed the recent dip in standards.

As a result, pupils' achievement and teaching are improving rapidly. Pupils' sp...iritual, moral, social and cultural development is good. Many opportunities are provided for pupils to learn about other cultures and to develop a sense of pride in their own country.

The governing body gives strong support to the school. It asks challenging questions which hold the school leaders to account for attainment in the school. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The quality of teaching is occasionally inconsistent.

Pupils are not always given clear advice about how to improve their work. Letters and sounds are not always practised enough and work is not consistently neat. Pupils are not always well informed about the different types of bullying.

Tasks do not always match pupils' ability and progress for the least and most able pupils varies slightly in different subjects and classes. Leaders do not always track closely the progress to meet the school's targets or check on the impact of support assistants.

Information about this school

This is a larger than average primary school.

The vast majority of pupils are of White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who are eligible for the pupil premium is below average. The pupil premium is additional funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority.

The proportion of pupils supported through school action is below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also below average. The school meets the government's current floor standard, which is the minimum expectation for pupils' attainment and progress.

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