Stoke Goldington Church of England School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

All pupils make outstanding progress from their starting points and most reach standards above those of pupils nationally in reading, writing and mathematics. Teaching is outstanding. Teachers' exceptional attention to checking what pupils already know means that they set very high and appropriate levels of challenge, so that every pupil makes good progress, and most make outstanding progress.

Teaching assistants make an excellent contribution to pupils' learning. Teachers know their pupils exceptionally well. Their high quality feedback to all pupils helps them to know how to improve their work.

Pupils are extremely pro...ud of their school. They work very hard and are very enthusiastic about the exciting projects they study within a very rich and exciting range of subjects. Pupils' behaviour and attitudes are outstanding and help them to concentrate fully on their learning.

They work well on their own or in groups, solving problems and supporting each other. Pupils say that they feel safe in school and know how to stay safe outside school, including with new technologies. They understand the different forms that bullying can take, but say that this does not happen in school.

The school is very small. There is an outstanding level of care and high expectations for every pupil, and there are excellent relationships at all levels. Leaders and governors are unrelenting in their quest for excellence for every pupil, and have been very successful in improving all aspects of the school since the last inspection.

Parents, pupils and staff express high levels of satisfaction with the work of the school.

Information about this school

The school is very small, and significantly smaller than the average sized first school. Most pupils are from white British backgrounds.

There are no pupils with disabilities and special educational needs supported at school action. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is broadly average. There are no pupils eligible for support from the pupil premium (this is additional funding provided by the government for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those cared for by the local authority).