Churchtown Primary School

Overview

The inspection found that Churchtown Primary School has a “high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners.” Questionnaire responses from parents, staff, and pupils were “highly positive,” reflecting satisfaction with the school’s supportive environment and learning experiences. The report highlights strong outcomes for learners and effective leadership, noting that the school’s approach to care and welfare “impacts positively on learning, teaching and outcomes.”

Strengths

• Children demonstrate “very good talking and listening skills” and “write for an increasing range of purposes, with depth of expression.”
• All pupils, including those requiring additional support, “make very good progress and achieve in line with their ability.”
• Teaching was “effective in developing the children’s learning,” with most lessons rated as “very good” and characterised by “highly effective questioning.”
• Leadership is “focused clearly on fulfilling the school’s mission statement,” with staff working “collegially and resolutely” to improve outcomes.
• Governors are “very well informed” and manage resources “very effectively,” earning a “high degree of confidence” in governance.

Areas to improve

• The report states it will be important that the employing authority, governors, and staff “continue to plan for, and manage, issues related to the sustainability of the school provision and school budget.”

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding children “reflect the guidance from the Department of Education,” and children report that they “feel safe and happy in school.”