Werrington Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Key findings

This is a good school that has improved significantly since its last inspection. Pupils' attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 is above average and pupils are making good progress throughout the school.

The school is not outstanding because pupils' handwriting and presentational skills are not as good as the other aspects of their writing and their attainment in mathematics, although above average, is not as high as their attainment in English. Pupils clearly enjoy school and, as a result, their achievement is good in both Key Stages 1 and 2. The youngest children in Reception are lively and interested in learning, and they make good progress in all areas.

Pupils make exceptional progress in re...ading throughout the school and by the end of Year 6 attainment in reading is well above average. Teaching is consistently good and teachers have a very good understanding of the needs of the pupils they are teaching. Planning is exceptionally well adapted to the needs of pupils and, as a result, all pupils, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, learn well.

Pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is consistently good. They work and play together well, and the older pupils have very mature attitudes. All pupils say they feel safe in school and that there is no bullying of any kind.

Attendance is average. The leadership and management of the school are good. The executive headteacher has galvanised the staff; there have been substantial improvements to the learning environment and pupils' achievement.

Effective leadership of teaching and performance management has led to marked improvements. The curriculum is imaginative and well matched to pupils' needs and makes a particularly positive contribution to pupils' social development.

Information about the school

Werrington is much smaller than the average-sized primary school.

All pupils are of White British heritage and none speaks English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is above average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is broadly average.

Pupils are taught in two mixed-age classes. The number of girls attending the school is well above the national average. Since the last inspection, there has been a significant change of staffing, including the appointment of the present executive headteacher in September 2011.

The school has been federated with North Petherwin Primary School since April 2012 and shares the same governing body and executive headteacher. The governing body also manages the Ladybirds Nursery based in the school, which was inspected separately in February 2009. The school meets the current floor standards, which set the minimum government expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.