The Highway Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils' achievement is good over time. They make above average progress in reading and writing, and average progress in mathematics to reach standards of attainment in line with the national average. In 2014 at the end of Year 2, an increased proportion of pupils attained the higher Level 3 in reading, writing and mathematics.

However, fewer than the average attained Level 2a in mathematics. At the end of Year 6, in 2014, attainment in reading and writing was above average. There was a drop in the number of pupils attaining expected levels.

However, more pupils than the average attained the higher Level 6 in mathematics. This ye...ar pupils in all year groups are making good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. This includes disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.

The most able pupils are making very good progress. They are in line to do very well in 2015. For example, in Year 6 they are currently making at least the equivalent of two years' progress in reading, writing and mathematics.

Teaching is typically good. Learning in lessons and pupils' work in books confirm this. .

Leaders and managers check the quality of teaching and learning rigorously and regularly. The strategies put in place this year to improve the teaching of mathematics are beginning to have a positive impact on pupils' progress in mathematics. The curriculum is well planned to incorporate the pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

Governors have clear ambitions to give pupils an outstanding education. They know how to achieve this and check that managers are doing all the right things to realise it. Pupils' behaviour in and around school is outstanding.

They respond with dignity to the high expectations teachers and other adults have of their conduct at all times. Safety is good. Pupils carry out their activities with a good sense of responsibility towards their own safety and that of their peers.

Education in Reception is good. As a result, pupils make good progress and are well prepared for entry into Year 1. The areas for improvement identified in the previous inspection have been successfully tackled.

It is not yet an outstanding school because: Teaching of mathematics to middle- and lower-ability pupils often leads them to be confused by too many concepts being taught at the same time. The outdoor area available to pupils in Reception is too small for the range of physical activities required by the early years framework.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average-sized primary school, with fewer boys than girls and with one class in each year group.

Pupils can join the school full time in Reception. Pupils represent some 12 ethnic groups, though this changes slightly from year to year. The largest group is White British, which makes up four fifths of pupils on roll.

The other two largest groups are Other White and African. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is much smaller than the national average. The proportion of pupils who are disabled or have special educational needs is much smaller than the national average and it varies from year to year.

The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium grant is well below average, though it has increased in the last year. In this school the grant is used to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after. The school is receiving an increasing number of pupils with multiple needs.

For example, some pupils who are supported by the pupil premium also have special educational needs. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in mathematics, reading and writing. Partnerships with other schools include being a member of the South Orpington Learning Alliance of eight schools.

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