Woodgate Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school This is an extremely caring and nurturing school. The needs of pupils and their welfare are at the heart of all the school does. With clear-sighted determination leaders have driven the school's improvement since the last inspection.

They have created a staff team eager to ensure that a well-planned curriculum in all subjects provides stimulating, engaging and successful learning for all pupils. Leaders have put systems in place to manage pupils' absence effectively. As a result, pupils' overall attendance has improved and the proportion of pupils regularly absent from school has reduced considerably.

Governors challenge the school succes...sfully. They hold senior leaders effectively to account for the standard of education all pupils receive. Pupils are very well behaved.

They have positive attitudes to learning. Relationships among pupils and between adults and pupils are respectful, kindly and open. Pupils enjoy learning and coming to school.

Disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive effective additional support. They achieve well from their different starting points. Teachers sometimes fail to demand neat work that is free of careless spellings and punctuation.

The teaching of mathematics is improving. However, pupils need more opportunities to use and apply their mathematical skills, solve problems and reason. Improved systems for teaching reading are raising standards but are not yet securely established across the school.

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Information about this school

The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below the national average.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is above the national average The proportion of pupils with SEND is above the national average. The number of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is in line with the national average. The school receives support from a local teaching school alliance and Birmingham Education Partnership.

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