Thelwall Community Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The headteacher's incisive analysis of the school's work, her high expectations and determined leadership have consolidated pupils' good achievement. The highly effective governing body has an extremely clear understanding of how well the school works. They provide strong challenge and support to ensure that the school's good work continues and improves.

Leaders' management of teaching and learning is effective. Good quality is maintained and this has a positive impact on pupils' progress. Pupils' outstanding attitudes and behaviour are a major contribution to their good achievement.

They are eager to succeed in all that they do.... They feel entirely safe in school and say that they are extremely well cared for. The quality of teaching is consistently good.

Pupils' different abilities are provided for well. They say that they enjoy all lessons. Standards in reading, writing and mathematics are securely above average.

Pupils make good progress year on year. They achieve well in other subjects, notably in physical education, music and art. The school's work with other local schools ensures good improvement in leadership skills and the accuracy of the school's assessments.

Parents are highly supportive of the school. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Written feedback given by teachers through marking pupils' books does not always help pupils to improve all of their work. Standards in spelling are not high enough.

Information about this school

This is a smaller than average-sized primary school in which virtually all pupils are White British. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is well below the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils who are supported by pupil premium funding is very low when compared with the national average.

The pupil premium is additional government funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are looked after by the local authority. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics at the end of Year 6. There have been changes in the teaching staff since the previous inspection.