Wootton St Peter’s Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leadership and governance are effective.

Leaders have raised the quality of teaching successfully. As a result, pupils' achievement is rising. Effective systems have been developed to track pupils' progress closely and identify those at risk of falling behind.

Swift and effective response has ensured that pupils' progress is strengthening across the school, including that of disadvantaged pupils. The leadership of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is highly effective. Pupils' needs are identified quickly.

Pupils with SEND are making good progress from their starting points, particularly in mathematics. The curr...iculum is broad and balanced. It engages pupils well and develops their skills and knowledge effectively.

Safeguarding throughout the school is effective. Pupils' understanding of how to keep themselves safe, including when online, is good. Teaching is good.

Effective professional development has helped to strengthen teachers' subject knowledge. Clearly planned sequences of lessons across the curriculum Pupils' behaviour is good. Pupils support each other well when playing and learning.

They model the school's values to a high standard. Pupils enjoy the range of opportunities to take on responsibility within the wider life of the school and community. As a result, they are well prepared for the next stage of their education.

The early years setting is good. Children make good progress from their starting points and are ready to achieve well when they start in Year 1. Occasionally, the assessments staff make of children's learning in Reception Year lack the precision needed to support the effective planning of children's next steps.

Middle leadership has strengthened as a result of effective support from the local authority and the local network of schools. The English and mathematics leaders have raised standards in their areas of responsibility. Nevertheless, the skills of subject leaders are still developing.

Sometimes, the work set lacks sufficient challenge for pupils, particularly the most able. When this happens, pupils' progress slows. develop pupils' skills and knowledge well.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average-sized Church of England primary school. The school's last statutory inspection of Anglican and Methodist schools (SIAMS) took place in May 2014. The headteacher is retiring and will be leaving at the end of the school year.

The governing body has started the process of headteacher recruitment. Since the previous inspection, two teachers have left the school. These teachers have been replaced and the school currently has a full teaching team.

Following the previous inspection, support for the school has been provided by the local authority, the diocese and the local partnership of Abingdon schools. Most pupils are from White British backgrounds. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is smaller than that seen nationally.