Woodford Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The highly aspirational headteacher has successfully implemented rapid changes which have improved the quality of teaching and resulted in improved outcomes for pupils.

Senior leaders, including governors, have an accurate view of the school's strengths and what needs to be improved further. Teaching is good across the school. Teachers plan lessons that are well matched to the needs of the pupils.

As a result, most pupils make good progress. Teachers and teaching assistants consistently follow the school's approach to promoting high expectations of behaviour and learning. Pupils are aware of what is expected of them and attitudes to learn...ing are strong.

The curriculum is exciting and engaging for the pupils. Pupils enjoy the range of trips and activities that are provided to make learning interesting and fun. Pupils enjoy school.

They have positive relationships with the staff, who provide good role models so that pupils are polite and behave well in and around school. Pupils feel safe in school. They are confident that someone will take good care of them.

Children make a good start to school life in the early years. Provision has improved since the last inspection to the extent that it now promotes learning effectively. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Governors have recently extended their monitoring role but there is still scope for them to hold school leaders to account with greater rigour.

The leadership of some subject areas is not fully developed. The school's plans for improvement do not address all of the work the school undertakes. Occasionally, teachers do not intervene quickly enough to make sure all pupils are sufficiently challenged.

Information about this school

This school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. Children can attend the nursery on a part-time basis in the mornings. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is much lower than the national average.

Almost all pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who are entitled to pupil premium funding is slightly higher than average. The proportion of pupils with special educational needs or disability is higher than average.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress by the end of key stage 2 in reading, writing and mathematics. The school has close links with the Pilgrim Learning Trust, which has provided support for leadership. The school's website is compliant, containing all the information for parents that the government requires it to.