Stramongate Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Main findings

Stramongate Primary is a good school. Pupils' achievement is outstanding because they make good progress and their attainment at the end of Year 6 is high. The school has improved markedly since the last inspection.

Attainment has risen, pupils' progress has accelerated and good practice is shared so that teaching and learning are consistently good. Areas for improvement highlighted at the last inspection have been addressed successfully. The school has a good capacity to improve further.

Members of the governing body, leaders and managers know their school well because self-evaluation is rigorous and accurate. The headteacher has been instrumental in moving the school forward. He has ensured... that careful monitoring of teaching and learning and good systems to assess pupils' progress in writing and reading are leading to improvements in the quality of pupils' learning.

New methods to assess progress more sharply in numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT) have yet to become fully refined and embedded in the school's work. The school's promotion of equal opportunities and the way in which it tackles discrimination are outstanding. The talents and skills of each pupil are highly valued and all groups of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities achieve equally well.

Discrimination of any kind is not tolerated. Pupils receive good care, guidance and support which contributes well to their personal development. They attend school regularly, are punctual and are keen to learn.

Behaviour is good, pupils respect their teachers and each other and are kind and considerate to staff and visitors. Safeguarding procedures are good and pupils say that they feel safe in school. The curriculum that pupils follow is good and meets their needs well.

However, the school is not complacent and strategies to make the curriculum more meaningful and relevant, by linking subjects more closely together, are beginning to have an impact on learning. Children have a good start to their education in the Early Years Foundation Stage. They settle quickly into the Reception classes and make good progress.

Links across the two classes are not yet fully developed and opportunities for children to learn and play outdoors are sometimes limited. Pupils' achievement is outstanding because the teaching they receive is consistently good. Teachers set varied tasks and use a range of interesting resources to engage pupils in learning.

Most lessons are briskly paced, expectations of work and behaviour are high and questioning is well targeted. Most pupils know what targets they are aiming for but are not always sure precisely when, why and how they have achieved them.

Information about the school

This is a well above average sized primary school.

A below-average proportion of pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals. The percentage of pupils from minority ethnic groups is well below average, as is that of pupils who speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average.

The school has gained Healthy School status and has International School and the Activemark awards. The privately run provision for childcare, Stramongate School Out of School Club, shares the school's site. It is subject to a separate inspection and will receive its own inspection report which will be published on the Ofsted website.

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