Stechford Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. • Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics as a result of good teaching and because of their own understanding of the importance of working hard at school.

• Children experience vibrant and imaginative teaching in the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are very well prepared for Year 1. • Actions to improve reading are effective and standards are rising in all year groups.

• Pupils' positive attitudes and their good behaviour make a strong contribution to their learning. • Pupils know how to keep safe and have a good understanding of different types of bullying including cyber-bullying. • Pupils' spiritual, moral, social a...nd cultural development is promoted well and strong positive relationships help pupils to feel safe.

Pupils are caring and respectful to each other, and polite and helpful to adults. • All leaders accurately evaluate the school's work and know what needs to be done next in order to improve further. • The good leadership of the headteacher has made sure that good teaching and achievement have been maintained since the previous inspection.

He is well supported by the governing body and all staff. It is not yet an outstanding school because : • Occasionally teachers do make sure that work • School leaders, including governors, are not provides the right level of challenge, and at fully informed about the achievement of times more able pupils have work that is too different groups of pupils and the difference easy for them. the use of the pupil premium for example, is • Marking does not always give pupils enough making to pupils' achievement throughout the guidance about how to improve the quality of school.

their work.

Information about this school

• Stechford is a larger than average-sized primary school. • Almost all pupils are from minority ethnic groups of which the large majority are from Pakistani backgrounds.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is much higher than the national average. • The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for pupil-premium funding is well above average. This additional government funding is provided for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children who are looked after by the local authority.

• The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs who are supported through school action is well below average. The proportion of those who are supported at school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs is broadly average. • The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' progress.