Yeoford Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Since the last inspection, teaching has improved and is now good.

Children in the early years do well. Pupils make good progress and achieve higher than average standards. Teachers often plan lessons that challenge different ability groups, enabling the vast majority to achieve their potential.

Pupils are proud of the school. They are motivated and are keen to learn. Pupils' behaviour is good.

They have good manners and are polite and helpful. Senior leaders' actions have strengthened the quality of teaching and raised standards. The head of school provides good leadership and has built a team that works well together.

T...he federation is providing expertise that has increased the school's leadership capacity. Governors are ambitious for the school's future development. It is not yet an outstanding school because : In some year groups, the most able pupils are not consistently challenged to extend their writing so that they produce work of the highest quality.

On some occasions, teachers do not identify incorrect spellings in pupils' written work. A minority of parents and carers lack confidence in the school. Leaders' improvement plans lack specific targets that can be used to evaluate impact on raising standards and enable governors to check fully on actions to improve the school.

The content of the school's website does not comply with current requirements.

Information about this school

This school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. It is a member of the Woodleigh Federation, which includes Tedburn St Mary Primary School and Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School.

The federation is led by an executive headteacher. Each school has its own head of school. Almost all the pupils are from White British backgrounds.

Very few of the current pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils eligible for the pupil premium funding is lower than average. This is additional government funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are in the care of the local authority.

The proportion of pupils identified who have special educational needs or disability is lower than the national average. The proportion of pupils with a statement or an education, health and care plan is also lower than the national average. Reception children are taught in a mixed-age class with key stage 1 pupils.

Key stage 2 pupils are taught in two mixed-age classes. Since the previous inspection, the majority of teachers are new and a new chair of the governing body has been appointed. The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information about special educational needs and disabilities or the impact of pupil premium spending on pupils' outcomes on its website.