The Raglan Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Since the previous inspection leaders have worked rapidly to improve teaching and to address underachievement. Pupils now make good progress. The visionary headteacher supported by a strong leadership team have aspirations of excellence for their school and the pupils.

As a result the school has improved since the previous inspection. Standards in English have risen; in particular, pupils produce writing of a high quality. The gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has narrowed.

In writing, disadvantaged pupils perform higher than other pupils nationally. Teaching is good because teachers plan interesting and enjoyable lessons. ...Pupils value the precise and detailed feedback given to them on their written work.

Attendance is above the national average. Pupils enjoy coming to school. Governors ensure that all pupils benefit from a good education.

They ask challenging questions of senior leaders and effectively hold them to account for the quality of teaching and its impact on achievement. The personal development of pupils is outstanding. Pupils flourish in their learning due to the school's caring and nurturing approach.

Pupils behave well. Their attitudes to work and enthusiasm for learning are, at times, exemplary. Pupils feel safe in their school and respect its values.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is strong. The engaging curriculum prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The progress of the small group of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is not improving in line with other pupils.

Some teachers lack confidence in assessing with the new assessment system; some of the school's data does not match the high quality of work seen in books. A few staff do not use programmes of study effectively in mathematics and lack the confidence to adjust planning to match pupils' requirements. In some classes, pupils are given too few opportunities to deepen their mathematical understanding, solve problems and explain how they solved them.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. The school federated to The Raglan Infant School in 2011, with one headteacher and governing body. The current headteacher has been in post since April 2012.

He appointed a new leadership team in 2012 and the current deputy headteacher joined the school in 2014. The school has undergone significant changes with staffing. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is below average.

The proportion of pupils with a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is in line with the national average. The proportion of pupils supported by pupil premium funding (additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those looked after by the local authority) is in line with the national average. The percentage of pupils from a broad range of minority ethnic groups is above average.

Of these, the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is above average. The school is supported by a school improvement consultant working on behalf of the local authority. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' progress and attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.