Widey Court Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils' achievement is good and improving. Standards of attainment are above average and rising across the school. Pupils' progress in reading and writing is a strength.

Reading and writing skills are taught well and pupils have good opportunities to write in different subjects. The school has robust systems for checking the progress made by pupils. These are used well to target extra help to prevent any pupil from falling behind.

Talk is used effectively to enable pupils to think clearly and help them to learn independently. Pupils enjoy coming to school and know that their views and opinions will be listened to and valued by s...taff and other pupils. They behave well, feel safe and attend regularly.

Strong teamwork across the school has meant that improvement is carried out by all staff. Senior leaders have worked well to improve the quality of teaching and pupils' achievement. Governors check up on pupils' achievement and progress and have made a strong contribution to improving pupils' attendance.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils are not always provided with enough opportunities to set their own targets and goals or to reflect on and assess their work and decide for themselves what they need to do to improve. In some lessons, teaching does not make clear what different groups of pupils are expected to learn.

Information about this school

This is a larger than average-size primary school with 21 classes.

Nearly all pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who are disabled and those with special educational needs supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The proportion supported through school action is broadly average.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is above average. Nearly one fifth of the children who attend the school come from Service families. The school meets the government's current floor standards which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.

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