Welford Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Senior leaders, together with the staff team, ensure that there is excellent provision for pupils' welfare.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is a significant strength at Welford. The school's performance has improved well since the previous inspection. Teaching is now typically good across the school.

The capacity for further improvement is strong. Subject leaders have been supported well by senior leaders in their leadership development. The leadership of the provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is very effective.

Senior leaders have devised and implemented and e...ffective curriculum. Pupils acquire and consolidate English and mathematical skills well. There is more work to be done with foundation subjects.

This year, pupils are making good progress, notably in reading, writing and mathematics. The most able mathematicians do not receive sufficiently challenging work frequently enough. Pupils are kept very safe.

Pupils feel secure that any concerns raised will be dealt with by staff promptly and appropriately. Pupils conduct themselves well around the school and in lessons. They understand, and adhere to, expectations for their behaviour.

Children get off to a good start in the early years. Teaching at the start of the year would benefit from better liaison when children enter the early years and when they leave to enter Year 1. Governors ensure that additional funding is used well.

This includes supporting disadvantaged pupils who are making good progress this year. The minutes of governors' meetings do not capture their important discussions about the school's performance sufficiently well. This means that governors are restricted when reflecting on how well the school is improving.

Pupils do not frequently use joined handwriting in all their writing. There is an imbalance in the teaching of writing. Pupils have limited opportunities to develop their own narrative styles.

Information about this school

Welford is larger than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils who are supported by the pupil premium is above average. Almost all pupils come from minority ethnic backgrounds.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian or Asian British. Two thirds of pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils with SEND is similar to the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is above the national average. The early years is made up of a part-time Nursery provision and two Reception classes. There are two classes for each year group in Years 1 to 6.

The school is a designated 'Fully Accessible Mainstream School' for pupils with SEND. At the time of this inspection, there were five pupils in school with physical disabilities. There is an increasing proportion of families moving in and out of the school's locality.