Wyndham Spencer Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. Pupils of all abilities make excellent progress through the academy in English, mathematics and many other subjects.

Standards are at least average by Year 6 and increasingly above that. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage make an excellent start to their education and are extremely well prepared for Year 1. The achievement of those pupils in receipt of the pupil premium is outstanding and they reach standards which are similar to their classmates.

Disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs also make excellent progress from their individual starting points. They work with confidence and independence. Th...e quality of teaching is outstanding.

Pupils' read widely, write at length for many reasons and solve mathematical problems well in response to the thorough and systematic development of their skills and inspiring opportunities to apply them. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary and they feel very safe. They take pride in their work.

Their personal development and physical well-being is promoted extremely well through many high quality and challenging creative and sporting experiences. The academy works very effectively in partnership with the sponsor academy trust and with other local schools to improve the quality of education. Senior staff increasingly take a lead role in training and development initiatives across the partnership.

The Principal's persistent drive and ambition for the academy is fully complemented by the highly committed senior and subject leaders and very effective governing body. It instils a love and passion for learning so that every pupil wants to succeed and is proud of the academy's achievements. As a result, all aspects of academy life, particularly pupils' achievement and the quality of teaching, have improved very well since the academy opened and are well placed to continue to do so.

Information about this school

The academy is about average size for a primary school. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported by school action is average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also above average.

The proportion of pupils who receive the pupil premium funding is well above average. (The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children that are looked after by the local authority.) The majority of pupils are of White British heritage.

An average proportion of pupils are of minority ethnic heritage. A small proportion of pupils speak English as an additional language. The academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Spencer Academies Trust.

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