Tintagel Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Senior and middle leaders run the school efficiently with a strong focus on consistency, holding staff accountable and keeping pupils safe. Members of the governing body make sure that they understand the information about pupils' progress in detail so that they can be sure that groups of pupils receive the help they need.

Pupils make good progress throughout the school and their attainment has improved steadily over the last three years. Pupils' behaviour is good. They value their friendships with pupils from other year groups and they get on well together.

Pupil premium funding is used effectively to support eligible pupils in a variet...y of ways. Their attainment is continuing to rise so that their achievement is similar to that of their peers. Teaching is good.

The school makes pupils feel unique so they all do something slightly differently, and teachers manage these variations in their learning well. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage make good progress and learn effectively. They are well prepared for Key Stage 1.

Sport is of a high standard and does much to enhance the sense of community and teamwork among pupils. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not enough teaching is outstanding because : some pupils are expected to take on new ideas when they are still trying to get to grips with existing ones. This slows down the progress they make.

Pupils do not achieve as well in writing as they do in reading and mathematics. Pupils are not encouraged to improve more quickly by making detailed corrections to their work because the feedback provided by teachers in their exercise books is not specific enough. The school's plans for improvement do not always link in with its aims for raising pupils' achievement.

Information about this school

Tintagel Primary School is smaller than most primary schools. Children join the school in the Reception class and there are three further classes, all of which are mixed-age classes. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in the care of the local authority, pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those from service families, is below average. There are no pupils from service families at the school. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported through school action is average.

The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The school operates its own 'Learning Launch' room for pupils who need extra support for a brief period of time. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics.

The executive headteacher is also the executive headteacher of Delabole Community Primary School and she spends half of the week in each school. Other school leaders share their roles across both schools but the schools each have their own governing body. The school is a member of the Moor and Coastal Trust, which organises sporting events for local schools.