The Albert Pye Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Leaders at all levels are ambitious for the school and plan actions that are improving teaching and learning.

The governing body supports and challenges school leaders in order to improve outcomes for pupils. All staff work well together in order to make an effective team that is bringing about improvements. Training for staff is helping to improve the quality of teaching, including the use of teaching assistants.

Most pupils are making good progress because : they are taught well. Teaching is consistently good and some of it is outstanding. Pupils' behaviour around the school, and their attitude to learning in lessons, is outstanding....r/>
The school promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development extremely well. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not all pupils are challenged enough in lessons in order to help them make rapid progress. Teachers' marking does not consistently help pupils to know how well they have done and teachers do not give them enough time to respond to comments.

Leaders in key subjects such as English and mathematics have not yet had time to be effective in their roles. This includes monitoring and evaluating their areas of responsibility. Attainment and rates of progress at Key Stage 1 require improvement because attainment is average and pupils do not make better than expected progress.

Information about this school

Albert Pye Community Primary School is larger than the average primary school. It has recently undergone a change to become an all-through primary school and, this year, has its first group of Year 6 pupils. The school is federated with Ravensmere Infant School.

There is a single governing body for both schools. The Early Years Foundation Stage provision includes a Nursery that caters for three to four year-olds each morning and each afternoon. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is slightly above average.

The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is average. This is additional funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, those in local authority care and those from families in the armed services.

The very large majority of pupils are from White British backgrounds. A very few pupils receive some of their education through other settings. This includes attending The Warren Special School and receiving support each week from staff at Ashley Special School.

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