Summerhill Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils make good progress across the school so that attainment in reading, writing and mathematics has been rising and is in line with national averages when pupils leave in Year 6.

The headteacher is extremely well supported by a strong team of senior leaders. They have acted quickly to address and reverse the dip in attainment in 2014. Teaching is usually good with examples of outstanding practice.

All staff welcome the support they receive to improve their practice through the extensive mentoring process put in place by leaders. Teachers are skilled at understanding how well pupils are learning and adapting work to help them learn bet...ter. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is planned extremely well throughout the curriculum.

Pupils have a well-developed understanding of their world and make a strong contribution to the life of the school. Pupils behave extremely well. They are excited by their learning and treat each other and adults with great respect.

Pupils feel very safe and have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Governors have a thorough knowledge of the work of the school and give strong support, but also challenge leaders to improve the teaching and achievement further. Parents value the support their children receive and feel that they are very safe.

Children in the early years provision have an excellent start to school. They make outstanding progress so that they are very well equipped to enter Key Stage 1. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Sometimes teachers intervene too soon so that pupils do not have the opportunity to develop their learning themselves.

As a result progress slows a little for these pupils.

Information about this school

Summerhill Primary School is larger than the average-sized primary school. Children attend the Nursery part-time and Reception class full-time.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is well above the national average with a range of ethnic backgrounds represented. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is broadly similar to that found nationally. The proportion of pupils who join the school at different times throughout the school year is slightly higher than average.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium is much higher than the national average. This is additional funding for those known to be eligible for free school meals and children in care. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is higher than the national average.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set minimum expectations for attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6. The governing body manages a breakfast club. The governing body manages The Little Treasures Children's Centre.

This is separately registered and did not form part of this inspection. Senior and subject leaders provide support to leadership and management teams in local schools. The school welcomes visitors from across England and from abroad to observe best practice in the use of assessment.

Since the last inspection the school has expanded so that the early years' provision and Key Stage 1 now have four classes in each. A new-build project has enabled the school to cope with the growing numbers. Several teaching and non-teaching staff have joined the school in the last two years.

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