Setting

Ms Jo Johnson Headteacher Worstead Church of England Primary School Honing Road Worstead North Walsham Norfolk NR28 9RQ

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England Primary School

Following my visit to your school on 11 July 2014, I write on behalf of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to report the inspection findings. 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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England Primary School

The visit was the first monitoring inspection since the school was judged to require improvement following the section 5 inspection in April 2014. It was carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005.

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England Primary School

Senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement identified at the recent section 5 inspection.

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Evidence

During the inspection, meetings were held with you and you senior teacher, the Chair of 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. You shared with me the results achieved by pupils in this year’s national tests. An opportunity to walk the school with you enabled me to see pupils at work in lessons.

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Context

Since the previous inspection two teachers have left the school. They have been replaced by two unqualified teachers who have been appointed as newly qualified Serco Inspections Colmore Plaza 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B4 6AT T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 679 9146 Direct email : clare.benson@serco.com teachers from September 2014. An experienced teacher has also been appointed to join the school in September 2014.

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Main findings

You are maintaining the drive and ambition noted at the time of the previous inspection to secure improvements to the school. You have taken prompt, decisive action to tackle weak teaching and are providing staff with the support and challenge they need to increase their effectiveness.

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Main findings

A detailed action plan is in place. It prioritises improving the overall quality of teaching and strengthening the leadership and management of the school in order to raise achievement. Plans include aspirational targets to measure the improvements made and clear timescales to check that they are being made at a suitable rate.

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Main findings

Results in national tests have improved this year. In Key Stage 1, all pupils in Year 1 passed the phonics test. All pupils in Year 2 attained the expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics. Fewer more-able pupils attained higher Level 3 in writing compared with reading and mathematics. In Key Stage 2, almost all pupils in Year 6 attained the expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics. A much higher percentage of pupils attained higher Level 5 compared with the previous year. These results represent a significant improvement but the headteacher acknowledges that based on their starting points, the progress of some pupils in both key stages needs accelerating further.

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Main findings

Governors have attended recent training and have re-constituted the Governing Body to enable it to make more of a contribution to raising achievement. An external review of governance led by the local authority is planned for later this term.

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External support

You are working with the local authority to help you achieve your aims of being judged to be at least good in your next inspection. You have joined the Norfolk Good and Great programme to gain additional training and support and to learn from other schools with good practice locally and beyond the region. The good links brokered with a National Lead in Education and a local Teaching School are providing you and your staff with high quality guidance, advice and support.

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External support

I am copying this letter to the Chair of the Governing Body, the Diocese and the Director of Children’s Services for Norfolk.

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