Staveley Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. During their time in school pupils make good progress from their starting points to reach above average standards in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6. Progress in Key Stage 2 is particularly strong and has increased year on year in recent times.

Good quality early years provision is led and managed well. Teamwork is strong and there is a relaxed yet purposeful working environment. The quality of teaching is good.

Some teaching is highly imaginative, makes creative links between different areas of learning, and inspires pupils to do their very best. Since the previous inspection, school leaders and governors have take...n steps to make sure that the school has continued to improve. Consequently, teaching has improved and standards have risen.

Pupils' behaviour is excellent. Pupils are keen to learn and their conduct around school is superb. They say that bullying of any kind does not happen and they feel very safe in school.

Pupils' attendance is much better than that seen at most other schools. Systems for keeping pupils safe in school are reliable and highly effective. All staff make lessons interesting and provide a good range of extra activities that enrich learning.

Support staff and teaching assistants do a good job. The headteacher demonstrates excellent judgement. She has made well-informed decisions and has established a shared vision for the future of the school.

She is supported by a capable team that has much strength and understands what needs to be done to improve the school further. The school curriculum is exciting and gives pupils the chance to experience success in many different areas. Governors are well informed about the school's academic performance, core values and current priorities.

They have been successful in ensuring that pupils receive a broad educational experience. School leaders' evaluation of the school's work is clear, precise and ambitious for the future. Pupils are very well prepared for their future life and learning when they leave Staveley Primary School.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Achievement in Key Stage 1 is not as strong as achievement in other parts of the school. Sometimes, teaching does not adapt quickly enough to some pupils' learning needs.

Information about this school

Staveley Community Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school.

Most of the pupils are White British. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is lower than the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils at the school is well below the national average.

The term disadvantaged pupils is used to describe those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are looked after by the local authority. These pupils receive additional support from pupil premium funding. The school runs a breakfast club from 8.

00 am each day and this was checked as part of this inspection. In the early years class, nursery-age children attend part time, and reception-age children attend full time. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' progress and attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

The headteacher is the executive teacher of two schools: Staveley Community Primary and Kirk Hammerton C of E Primary. The assistant headteacher also spends time in both schools. Since the previous inspection, the school has grown from 47 to 80 pupils on roll.