Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. From generally average starting points, pupils make good progress throughout the school and achieve well. At the end of Year 6, overall standards are well above average.

Standards are consistently high in reading and writing. Pupils with special educational needs and those eligible for the pupil premium funding make good progress because they receive effective support. Teaching is good with occasional examples of outstanding practice across the school.

Pupils enjoy learning and try hard in their work. Their attendance is outstanding and their behaviour is good. Pupils form trusting relationships with staff, and so feel safe and happy at ...school.

Senior leaders, including the governing body, ensure that improvements are strongly focused on raising pupils' standards and progress. Parents are very positive about the school and say that their children love being there It is not yet an outstanding school because : While much of the teaching is good, not enough is outstanding to drive pupils' progress more rapidly. In some lessons, the most able pupils do not always have hard enough work to make sure they make as much progress as possible.

Standards in mathematics, while above average, are not as high as those in reading and writing because pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to develop and apply their skills through more practical activities. When monitoring teaching and learning, senior leaders are not rigorous enough in checking that teachers' planning always makes sure that work is not too easy and is hard enough to extend the learning for all groups of pupils, especially the most able. Teachers' marking, while often very helpful in literacy, is not always as effective in mathematics.

Information about this school

This is an average-sized primary school. It is regularly over-subscribed. Almost all pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils supported through school action is below average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also below average. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is well 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 who are looked after by the local authority. The school meets the government's current floor standards that set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. There have been a number of staffing changes since the school's previous inspection, including a new headteacher who took up the post in September 2013.

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