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Overall Evaluation

• This is an effective school that has many very good features.
• Against the background of a very caring Christian ethos, pupils achieve well overall.
  The oldest do very well.
• Skilled teaching ensures that pupils reach standards that are often above or well above average.
• Leadership and management are good.
• The improvements of recent years have justifiably made the school very popular with parents and pupils.
• It gives good value for money.

The school’s main strengths and weaknesses are:

• The headmaster, staff and governors successfully provide a rich and rounded education for the pupils.
• Pupils reach standards that are well above average by Year 6 because teaching is good overall and particularly good at the top of the school.
• The high quality of care and a very purposeful atmosphere for learning encourage the pupils’ very good attitudes, behaviour and relationships.
• The curriculum is very good and is enriched by an excellent range of extra activities.
• There are excellent systems for seeking and acting on pupils’ views.
• Standards in English are high overall, but writing is not developed as well as other aspects of the subject.
• Good assessment arrangements are helping to raise standards in several subjects, but need to be extended more widely.
• There are too few opportunities for the youngest children to show independence in their work.
• The school has improved well since its last inspection. Pupils’ performance in national tests is better, especially in Year 6 where results have risen faster than the national trend.
• Many of the good features noted in the previous report have been maintained or enhanced further, particularly pupils’ attitudes and behaviour and the
  quality of the curriculum.
• The school has improved its provision in information and communication technology (ICT) and in scientific enquiry as well and subject leaders are now more effective.
• The site and building have been greatly improved.
• However, there has not been enough progress in establishing more effective assessment procedures for all subjects and this remains an area for development.
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