Stourport Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Children get a good start to their learning in the two Reception classes. As a result, they gain in confidence and settle quickly into school. Pupils are now making much faster progress that at the time of the last inspection and standards have risen for all groups of pupils throughout the school.

They make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Parents are supportive of the school and say that their children are safe and well cared for. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good.

As a result, behaviour is good and the school provides a calm and orderly environment in which pupils show good att...itudes to their learning. Pupils enjoy school and especially the wide range of opportunities open to them outside lessons. These include sporting activities, musical tuition and a much enjoyed mathematics club.

One pupil said that they 'could not think of anything the school could do to improve'. The strong leadership of the headteacher, supported effectively by governors and staff, has brought about improvements in teaching, which is now good. Resources for learning, including the building and grounds, are of very high quality and contribute to pupils' feelings of pride and self-esteem.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils' targets in English and mathematics are not always challenging enough or easily understood. Teachers do not refer to them often enough when marking pupils' work. The systems in place to monitor the progress of individual pupils are cumbersome and time consuming.

They do not match the quality of those used to analyse the average progress of different groups of pupils.

Information about this school

Stourport is an average-sized primary school, housed in a new building since January 2012. The large majority of pupils are from White British families with around a fifth from Traveller, Gypsy and Romany heritages.

The proportion of pupils supported through the pupil premium – additional government funding for looked after children and pupils known to be eligible for free school meals – is above average. The proportion of pupils support through school action is above average. The proportion of pupils supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also higher than average.

These pupils have mainly behavioural, social and emotional difficulties, or speech, language and communication needs. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. Four new staff joined the school in September, some of whom are at the start of their teaching career.

The leadership team was re-organised at the same time and several teachers have new management responsibilities. A nursery and out-of-school and breakfast clubs operate on the school site. These are privately run and are inspected separately.