“Leadership, discipline and organisation are strengths of the school.”

“The school is clearly well run/organised.”

“Very good management by Ms Gregson and teachers.”

“Head is very approachable and it is clear to see when changes have been implemented.”

Parents' Questionnaire comments, Autumn 2023.

The School Improvement Plan 2024-25

Each year we focus on key priorities which drive our school improvement.

These priorities are derived from analysis of data, observations around school and input from staff and governors.

We take into account parental feedback from the questionnaire or from daily chats with you.

The MAT Primary Lead, Mr Proctor, comes in to work with us and challenge us in our improvement work.

Each term, the leadership team evaluate progress towards the key priorities and report on this to the governors.

2024-25 School Improvement Priorities

1. To raise attainment in phonics

Last year, 100% of our children had passed the phonics check by the end of Year 2.

This year, we intend to provide extra support for our children from Reception to Y2 who may not be on track.

Our staff will have training from Read Write Inc, followed by development days to monitor the success of our strategies.

Timetabling will be prioritised for this key work.

We will continue to ensure that any KS2 children, who still need phonics support, receive it in a timely manner.

2. To raise attainment in maths

We will continue our work with the Maths Hub with whom we have worked for the last two years.

This year, we are in the 'embedding' stage of their project with us.

Our work centres around our mastery scheme, Maths No Problem.

With the Maths Hub, we are also participating in a Mastering Number project from Reception to Year 2.

Across school, our fluency sessions will build on the foundation we made last year.

3. To improve collaboration with the MAT (multi-academy trust)

We now have lots of opportunities for closer collaboration with the other MAT schools, particularly the primaries, Highfield and Gillibrand:

• subject leader sessions
• year group teacher sessions
• joint pedagogical CPD
• joint INSET day
• shared project week, focused on careers