Wyberton Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school The executive headteacher models leadership qualities of the highest calibre.

Her ambition for Wyberton Primary School to be a centre of excellence has meant that the school has improved continually and markedly since the last inspection. The effectiveness of the head of school and assistant headteacher ensures that, even in the absence of the executive headteacher, the school's excellent leadership, its values and its outstanding teaching continue. The school environment is extremely attractive and displays the very high quality of work that the pupils produce, as well as reflecting the school's values of care and respect for others.
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The staff consistently have the highest expectations for every pupil. The teachers and teaching assistants work together in harmony to share their skills. They ensure that the pupils blossom and excel.

The quality of teaching is outstanding throughout the school. The teachers have deep subject knowledge and question the pupils skilfully. The teachers assess the pupils' progress with accuracy and set new work that is matched precisely to the pupils' needs.

The curriculum that the pupils receive is particularly rich and interesting in most, though not all, respects. As a result, the pupils are hungry to learn as much as possible. The teachers continually challenge the pupils to achieve more, which they do.

The pupils make significantly more progress than others do nationally. All groups, including disadvantaged pupils, make rapid progress across the curriculum. The pupils leave Wyberton Primary very well prepared for secondary school, with levels of attainment that are much higher than those of most other pupils of the same age.

The pupils' behaviour is exemplary. They pay very close attention to the teachers and work their very hard. They behave impeccably around the school, helping each other and wearing their uniforms proudly.

The children get off to an excellent start from their arrival in the early years. There, caring and skilled staff help them to settle in and to catch up quickly. The governing body is highly effective in all areas, with particularly thorough monitoring of the quality of the school's provision, and its impact on pupils.

The safeguarding of pupils is exceptional.

Information about this school

This is a slightly smaller than average size primary school. The proportion of pupils supported through the pupil premium funding is slightly below average.

The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals or who are looked after by the local authority. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is well below average. Most pupils are of a White British background.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is slightly higher than average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum requirements for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The school's website meets the requirements on the publication of specified information.

The school is part of a federation with one other school, St Thomas's CofE Primary School. The executive headteacher is in charge of both schools. The head of school takes over responsibility for Wyberton during the executive headteacher's absence.