Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders, including governors, have not ensured that the outstanding quality of education identified at the last inspection has been maintained.

In recent years, pupils' attainment at the end of key stage 1 has been broadly in line with, or above, national averages. Progress at key stage 2 in reading and writing has typically been in line with national averages. However, progress in mathematics dropped to below average in 2018.

The headteacher provides clear, effective and strong leadership. She has led the school well through a recent period of staffing instability. She accurately assesses the school's successes and is taking appropriate ...action to ensure its further improvement.

Teaching is typically good and it is improving. Consequently, most pupils make good overall progress as they move through the school. Governors have a clear understanding of the school's strengths and weaknesses.

They provide senior and subject leaders with effective support and challenge. Leaders and governors ensure that pupils enjoy a broad, balanced and effective range of curricular and extra-curricular activities. Pupils are welcoming and respectful.

They look after each other and behave well. Pupils attend school regularly. Leadership of the early years is good.

This ensures that children get off to a positive start in their education. Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. They make strong and increasingly better progress.

Although the pupil premium grant has been used to support improvements in pupils' progress, the impact of different initiatives is not reviewed closely enough. Learning activities and teachers' questioning do not always provide appropriate challenge to all pupils, including in subjects other than English and mathematics (foundation subjects). The progress of a small number of pupils is not currently meeting leaders' high expectations, especially in mathematics.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils with SEND support is above average. The proportions of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium, who speak English as an additional language or who have an education, health and care plan are below average.

The school is designated as having a religious character. It belongs to the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Its most recent section 48 inspection for Anglican and Methodist schools was in October 2014.