Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils make good progress in reading and mathematics; their progress in writing is outstanding. Pupils who left Year 6 in 2014 did so with standards that were above average in mathematics and high in reading and writing.

Children receive a good education in the early years and achieve well. Teachers assess pupils' progress accurately in lessons and quickly move them on to new work as soon as they are ready. Pupils of all abilities find the tasks they are given challenging but achievable if they try their best.

Teachers make excellent use of homework. Parents hold the school in high regard and are very supportive of its work. The learning... mentor is highly effective at ensuring that pupils make up any learning that they have missed in the past.

Pupils feel happy and safe at school. They behave well in and out of lessons. Parents, pupils and staff all report that there is no bullying whatsoever.

Leaders, including governors, have made outstanding use of performance management procedures to tackle weaknesses in teaching and management. The headteacher and governors have an accurate overview of the quality of teaching. They have brought about significant improvements since the school became an academy, resulting in better achievement across the school.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils' standards of spelling, punctuation and grammar require improvement because teachers do not consistently identify and correct errors in pupils' written work. Subject coordinators do not yet have the skills in analysing data needed to gain a complete picture of achievement in their areas of responsibility. Governors have not appointed a teacher to be responsible for the achievement of pupils who are in the care of the local authority.

Information about this school

Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy converted to become an academy school on 31 August 2012. When its predecessor school, Stretton Sugwas CofE Primary School, was last inspected by Ofsted, it was judged to be good. The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school.

Almost all pupils are White British. An average proportion of pupils, around 17%, is disabled or has special educational needs. Around one in 20 pupils is supported through the pupil premium (additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and looked-after children); this proportion is well below the national average.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. Governors have appointed a new deputy headteacher and new coordinators for mathematics and special educational needs since April 2014. A new headteacher was appointed in September 2013.