Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils achieve well in both their personal and academic development.

Those with disabilities or special educational needs make outstanding progress because their needs are met exceptionally well. By the end of Year 6 standards are above average in English and mathematics. Attainment in writing lags behind reading because : fewer pupils gain the higher level.

In mathematics, pupils' practical and investigational skills are not as strong as their calculation skills. Teaching is consistently good. Staff have excellent relationships with their pupils and this spurs them on to do well.

Staff generally have high expectations of what p...upils can achieve, although work does not always offer sufficient challenge for the higher attainers particularly in writing. Teachers mark work thoroughly, although next steps in learning are not made sufficiently explicit in both writing and mathematics. Pupils behave well and they feel safe.

They enjoy school and playing and learning together. Attendance is outstanding. The impact of leadership and management at all levels, including that of the governing body, is positive in bringing about improvement.

The rigorous focus given to improving teaching and learning through the robust management of performance results in the school improving well. It is not yet an outstanding school because: The quality of teaching and learning is good rather than outstanding. Standards at the end of Year 6 in writing are insufficiently high because : too few pupils gain the higher level.

Information about this school

This heavily over-subscribed school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. The very large majority of pupils are of White British heritage and there is none who speaks English as an additional language. Very few pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals.

These very few pupils are entitled to the pupil premium. The proportion of pupils supported at school action, school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The school meets the current floor standards set by the government, which determine the minimum expecation for attainment and progress.

Currently, there are almost twice as many boys as girls in the school. The pupils are taught in four classes. There is a separate Reception class, and three other classes that cater for pupils in Years 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 5 and 6.

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