Toft Hill Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. Pupils' achievement is outstanding. Pupils make rapid and sustained progress across the school so that, by the end of Year 6, standards in reading and mathematics are above average, with many pupils gaining the higher Level 5.

Although pupils do well in writing, the proportion of pupils who make better-than-expected progress is not as high in writing as in other subjects. Pupils read widely but they do not always use the techniques employed in the books they have read to enliven their own writing. Pupils occasionally misspell words.

Outstanding teaching across the school ensures that pupils make excellent progress from their indi...vidual starting points. The work planned for pupils provides exactly the right degree of difficulty. Teachers plan exciting lessons that capture pupils' imagination.

Pupils have many opportunities to work together and to learn for themselves from investigations and research. Teaching assistants, and other adults, are highly effective in supporting pupils' learning. Behaviour is outstanding as are pupils' attitudes to their work.

Both contribute strongly to pupils' excellent progress. Pupils are very positive about school. They say they feel extremely safe in school and enjoy everything about it.

This delight in school has contributed to pupils' increased rates of attendance. The headteacher provides inspirational leadership. This encourages all pupils and staff to achieve their full potential.

The senior leadership team is highly effective and maintains a relentless focus on continuously improving the achievement of all pupils. A wide range of visits to places of local interest, as well as visitors bringing additional skills and expertise, extend pupils' learning experience. These experiences also make an excellent contribution to pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

Leaders and managers have a very clear understanding of how well the school is doing. Middle leaders are highly effective and rigorously check pupils' progress. Governors make a significant contribution to the school's outstanding provision.

They use their wide range of skills and expertise to support and challenge the school so that the needs of all pupils are met.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average-sized primary school. All pupils are White British.

There is a roughly equal number of boys and girls. The number of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs varies from year to year. This year the proportion of pupils supported through school action is broadly average.

The proportion of pupils supported through school action plus and with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium is below average. The pupil premium is additional funding for those children known to be eligible for free school meals, children who are looked after and children from service families.

The school provides and manages a before- and after-school facility. The school currently provides additional leadership and management support to other schools in partnership with the local authority. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.