Walton Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. The headteacher, supported by staff and the governing body, sets a very clear direction for the school's work and is leading the drive to raise standards further.

Pupils play their part in the successes of the school through their outstanding behaviour and very positive attitudes to learning. Almost all pupils make good progress from their broadly average starting points. Progress is accelerating and standards are rising, especially in mathematics and reading, which are now well-above average.

Parents hold the school in high regard. Teaching is good and there is a determined drive to make it better. The best teaching sees learning moving... on rapidly because the work is challenging for all abilities.

The successful promotion of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the heart of the school's work. Relationships are strong and there is good team spirit. Children make a good start in the Early Years Foundation Stage because of good teaching and provision.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : A small amount of teaching requires improvement, particularly for marking and levels of challenge. There are too few outstanding lessons to secure outstanding progress. Standards in writing are not as high as in mathematics and reading.

Subject leaders are not yet fully accountable for standards and progress. The regular monitoring of teaching does not focus sharply enough on how pupils of different abilities learn. Some targets in improvement and action plans lack rigorous time frames to secure their rapid achievement.

Information about this school

This is an above average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is below average. (The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children that are looked after).

The proportion of pupils supported at school action is below average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is broadly average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.