Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This a good school The headteacher's determined and inspiring leadership is supported well by the dedicated staff team. All the adults share a single mission to achieve the best for every pupil and their family.

This ensures highly effective teamwork. Leaders have taken effective action to improve the school's effectiveness since the last inspection. Staff provide excellent care for pupils.

This ensures that pupils are kept safe, feel safe and enjoy school. This helps pupils to learn well. Effective teaching throughout the school supports pupils to make good progress at every stage, including pupils supported by the pupil premium, those who have special educat...ional needs and/or disabilities, and the most able pupils in key stage 1.

(The pupil premium is additional government funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are looked after by the local authority.) Pupils behave well in school, they show respect to one another and all the adults. Most pupils show diligence in their school work.

In lessons, and through the good example of all the adults, the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance are promoted well. The good early years provision ensures that children make a promising start to their education in school. Governors have improved their effectiveness significantly since the last inspection.

They oversee safeguarding diligently. They are well informed about teaching and pupils' achievement. Governors hold the headteacher firmly to account for continuing improvement.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching does not consistently challenge the most able pupils in key stage 2 to excel. In mathematics, particularly in key stage 1, pupils do not consistently show they have mastered their learning before moving on to a new topic. Teachers' curriculum leadership is not well developed in every subject.

The curriculum does not present pupils with a rich picture of life in modern Britain.

Information about this school

Brading CE Primary is a smaller-than-average sized primary school. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, for which the school receives additional funding (pupil premium), is well above the national average.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below the national average. The proportion who speak English as an additional language is also below this figure. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities who are receiving school support is broadly double the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is also double the national figure. The majority of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are also supported by the pupil premium. There were only seven pupils in Year 6 in 2015.

As a result, the government's current floor standards, which set out the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress nationally at age 11, do not apply. Pupils attend Reception Year full time. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.