Setting

Sally Kaminski-Gaze Headteacher All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery Knebley Crescent Nuneaton CV10 7AT

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Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton

Following my visit to your school on 4 December 2013, I write on behalf of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to report the findings of my visit. Thank you for the help you gave me and for the time you made available to discuss the actions you are taking to improve the school since the most recent section 5 inspection.

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Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton

The visit was the first monitoring inspection since the school was judged to require improvement following the section 5 inspection in October. It was carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005.

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Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton

Senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement identified at the recent section 5 inspection. The school should take further action to:

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Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton

 make sure that activities for higher ability pupils in mathematics are sufficiently challenging to ensure that these pupils make good progress  ensure that governors have opportunities to find out for themselves the progress being made towards the areas for improvement.

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Evidence

During the visit meetings were held with you and the senior leadership team, three representatives from the governing body and a representative of the local authority to discuss the action taken since the last inspection. The school action plan was evaluated along with a summary of the school progress and attainment data. Records of monitoring activities were also scrutinised. Together with you and the Serco Inspections Colmore Plaza 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B4 6AT T 0300 123 1231 Text Phone: 0161 6188524 enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk www.ofsted.gov.uk Direct T : 0121 6799169 Direct email : mathew.mitchell@serco.com mathematics subject leader, I visited each classroom to talk to pupils and to look at the work in their books.

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Context

One new parent governor has been appointed since the inspection in October.

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Main findings

Leaders and governors have an astute awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of the school and there is tangible drive and determination for the school to become good as quickly as possible.

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Main findings

A detailed action plan has been produced which clearly focusses on the areas for improvement. The timescales demonstrate an appropriate sense of urgency. Leaders are monitoring actions in a timely way and are providing clear and specific feedback to staff. This is helping to ensure that improvements can be made quickly. Whilst governors make regular visits to school, these are not focused enough on the areas for improvement identified in the action plan. This is preventing governors from finding out for themselves the progress that the school is making.

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Main findings

A range of training is in place to support teachers to improve their practice. For example, senior leaders are providing individual coaching for teachers. Evidence from your monitoring shows that the proportion of good teaching has increased since the inspection in October. School data show rates of pupils’ progress, particularly in mathematics, are improving.

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Main findings

In order to improve attainment in mathematics, ‘morning maths meetings’ have been introduced to help pupils to apply their mathematical skills through solving problems. This is helping pupils to become more independent in their learning and to experiment with a range of ways of recording their work. Displays in classrooms and corridors show a focus on the development of mathematical skills and knowledge. Additional resources have been purchased to support learning and pupils say that these are helpful. During my visits to lessons and when I looked through pupils books I observed that activities are increasingly well matched to the abilities of most pupils. However, this is not always the case for the higher ability pupils in mathematics.

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Main findings

Evidence from pupils’ English and mathematics books shows that teachers’ marking is improving. In the best examples, teachers write comments that challenge pupils to explain their answers and they provide advice that will help pupils to improve their work. Leaders have accurately identified that there are inconsistencies in the quality of feedback and have planned some additional training for teachers. Ofsted may carry out further visits and, where necessary, provide further support and challenge to the school until its next section 5 inspection.

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External support

Through the regular visits from the local authority advisor, the school is receiving an appropriate level of support. The local authority has a high level of confidence in the leaders’ ability to move the school to good.

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External support

The Diocese has provided helpful support particularly in developing the skills of senior and middle leaders.

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External support

I am copying this letter to the Chair of the Governing Body and the Director of Children’s Services for insert local authority name and as below.

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