Stanton Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. The leadership of the headteacher has secured good improvement since the last inspection, particularly in the quality of teaching, which has risen to good with some that is outstanding.

Systems to track the progress of all pupils in the school are good. Pupils are all monitored as individuals and if needed are given support so they do not fall behind their peers. Pupils make good progress in reading and writing to achieve well regardless of which year group they joined when they were admitted into the school.

The support provided for disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is well managed so they receive the help the...y need to make good progress in their academic and personal development. Opportunities to promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development are good and are threaded through the everyday work of the school, as well as being reinforced through the planning of subjects and visits to places of interest. Attendance has improved markedly since the last inspection and for the large majority of pupils is better than average.

Pupils feel safe in school and develop good relationships with adults and each other. Pupils work hard and enjoy being at school. Staff performance is managed well.

Any weaknesses in teaching are tackled and improvement is secured. Governors know the school well and are able to hold leaders to account and to support the school on its journey of improvement. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The progress pupils make in mathematics is not quite as good as in reading and writing.

This is because marking does not always help pupils to improve and they do not all understand how to tackle problem solving. Not enough teaching is outstanding.

Information about this school

The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school.

The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage and no pupils are learning English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is below average. The school receives additional funding (the pupil premium) only for this group of pupils.

The proportion of pupils supported through school action is below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or through a statement of special educational need is well above average. No pupils attend alternative provision.

The proportion of pupils who enter or leave the school part-way through their primary education is much higher than that found nationally. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. Since the last inspection there have been a number of teaching staff changes.