Surrey Street Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Under the skilled leadership of the headteacher and senior leaders, staff have created an ethos of high expectations since the previous inspection.

Leaders continue to be ambitious about eliminating underperformance and providing the best teaching, outcomes and experiences for all pupils. They translate this ambition into action, so the school continues to improve. As a result of consistently good teaching and assessment, pupils learn quickly and are beginning to apply their skills across all subjects.

Teachers are skilled at supporting pupils' progress in learning, especially in English and mathematics. Outcomes for current pupils are go...od. Pupils make strong progress from their individual starting points across a range of subjects.

Governors provide effective support and challenge. They ensure that the school provides value for money and check leaders' effectiveness regularly. Leaders embrace the exceptionally high level of mobility.

They have effective plans for pupils who speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who join the school. As a result, these pupils make a strong start to their time at the school. Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND are making good progress in reading, writing and mathematics, because of the effective support they receive.

Pupils are polite and courteous to each other and to adults and have positive attitudes to learning. Pupils' conduct around the school is good. Middle leaders demonstrate good subject knowledge.

They have received support from senior leaders to undertake their roles. While their plans for improvement are appropriate, these are yet to be fully implemented. Pupils experience a broad curriculum.

However, in subjects such as science, teachers do not plan effectively to build on what pupils already know and can do. Pupils make good progress in acquiring mathematical skills and knowledge. However, they do not have enough opportunities to use these skills in other subjects.

Increasing proportions of most-able pupils are attaining standards that are higher than expected for their age. However, variance remains in some subjects, including in English and mathematics.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The school experiences an exceptionally high level of pupil mobility. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is significantly above that found nationally. The proportion of pupils eligible for support through the pupil premium funding is significantly above that found nationally.

The school has received support from the local authority to develop the quality of teaching and learning. The proportion of pupils with SEND is significantly above that found nationally. The proportion of pupils with an education, health and care plan is similar to that found nationally.