Boynton Primary School

Inspection Report Boynton Primary School

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117830 Unique Reference Number East Riding of Yorkshire LEA 280162 Inspection number 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006 Inspection dates Mr Graeme Clarke Reporting inspector

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This inspection was carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.

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Boynton School address Primary Type of school Bridlington Community School category YO16 4XQ 4 to 11 Age range of pupils 01262 677880 Telephone number Mixed Gender of pupils 01262 409602 Fax number 60 Number on roll Mr Mark Hall Chair of governors The governing body Appropriate authority Mr Joe Dodd Headteacher 1 July 2000 Date of previous inspection

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Inspection number Inspection dates Age group 280162 19 January 2006 - 4 to 11 20 January 2006 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Further copies of this report are obtainable from the school. Under the Education Act 2005, the school must provide a copy of this report free of charge to certain categories of people. A charge not exceeding the full cost of reproduction may be made for any other copies supplied.

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Introduction

The inspection was carried out by one additional inspector.

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Description of the school

Boynton is a small primary school for children from nearby villages and some from the town of Bridlington about 2 miles away. Children join the reception group in the year they are five, and most have average levels of attainment. All are of a white British heritage and come from areas that are broadly average in social and economic terms. An average number take free school meals and a small number have learning difficulties.

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Key for inspection grades

Outstanding Grade 1 Good Grade 2 Satisfactory Grade 3 Inadequate Grade 4 1 Inspection Report: Boynton Primary School, 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006

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Grade: 2

Boynton Primary is a good school with a strong community spirit and a belief that every child matters. This matches the school’s evaluation. Outstanding teaching by a well-managed team helps children get off to a good start in the reception group (Foundation Stage), and they continue to make good progress through Years 1 and 2. Good, well–coordinated teaching in the two classes for Years 3 to 6 sustains this good progress and, by the end of Year 6, all do as well as expected and many achieve highly. The school’s diligent approach to tracking pupils’ progress enables teachers to set challenging targets. Pupils enjoy striving to reach them and aspire to greater achievement. Parents comment favourably on their children’s good progress. They value how very well the school develops their children’s confidence and self-assurance, and how their children enjoy coming to school and taking part in the wide range of

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Grade: 2

activities available for them. In particular, parents are sure that their children are safe. The headteacher has developed strong relationships and raised the school’s standing in the community. He is rightly held in very high regard for the way he leads the school. Governors have a sound knowledge of the school’s strengths and areas for development, but could be more directly involved in evaluating its work, and more keenly focused on higher achievement. The school has dealt effectively with the issues raised at the last inspection and is well placed to improve further. It gives good value for money. not applicable

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What the school should do to improve further

• Involve governors and parents in the process of monitoring and evaluating all aspects of the school’s work, with a sharper focus on raising pupils’ achievement.

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Grade: 2

Pupils make good progress from a broadly average starting point and achieve well. Standards are generally above average. As a result of well-planned imaginative, creative and fun activities, children in the reception group quickly become confident learners who show interest and motivation in what they do. In 2005, too few pupils took statutory tests for statistical comparisons of results to be reliable. Year 2 children did well in mathematics and reading, although their results in writing were closer to those expected. In Year 6, two pupils did better than predicted and the others as well as expected. All pupils did well in relation to their starting points, context and capabilities. Recent staff changes have improved standards and progress. In an outstanding lesson, children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 learned well by intensely investigating the sounds of percussion instruments. Currently, pupils in the two classes in Years 3 to 6

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Grade: 2

achieve well. Years 3 and 4 show a good command of numbers. Pupils in Years 5 and 6 were impressive in discussing parts of a story. Parents are delighted with the individual 2 Inspection Report: Boynton Primary School, 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006 support the school gives children with specific learning difficulties who, in turn, play a full part and make exceptionally good progress.

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Grade: 1

Pupils’ personal development is outstanding. Their attitudes to school are excellent. They love coming to school and attendance is high. Their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good. Assemblies effectively promote spiritual development, although they are not held every day. Pupils are extremely well behaved, mature, polite, self-assured and considerate. Parents and pupils value highly the school’s weekly celebration of achievement. Pupils learn to accept responsibility and to make careful decisions. The school council seeks pupils’ views and makes an important and immensely successful contribution to personal development. It has improved access to after-school clubs so that now almost all pupils participate wholeheartedly. Pupils are delighted with its initiative on playground equipment, which is designed to promote health and social development. Pupils fully understand the importance of health and care for themselves. The school

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Grade: 1

and the community prepare pupils very well for the next stage in their education and their future economic well-being. They have very good social and communication skills, and use information and communication technology impressively well. One parent commented, ‘The school develops some important life skills, including working hard together’.

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Grade: 2

Teaching and learning are good. The school worked quickly to deal with staffing changes this year by using teachers’ strengths well to ensure continuity of learning. The headteacher has successfully re-aligned responsibilities and fostered a very strong team of teachers and teaching assistants who work really well together. Their very effective teamwork ensures that all pupils enjoy lessons and are avid learners who make good progress. Teachers’ flair and enthusiasm turn good lesson plans into imaginative, interesting and challenging experiences for every group and individual. The headteacher accurately identifies that pupils’ achievement stems directly from good teaching, matched closely to their abilities. The school’s thoroughly effective system for setting targets and tracking achievement is reinforced by the watchful eye teachers keep on each pupil’s progress. Such information is used well to target additional intensive support, for

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Grade: 2

example to improve some pupils’ writing in Years 3 and 4. This arrangement works very well for pupils with learning difficulties and any whose progress is slower than anticipated. 3 Inspection Report: Boynton Primary School, 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006

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Grade: 1

The curriculum is excellent. All the statutory components are there and it includes a rich variety of opportunities to broaden pupils’ experience and meet the full range of their needs. The lack of a hall limits collective worship and other corporate activities. However, links with the local church enhance pupils’ spiritual development, and pupils use specialist facilities for physical education in nearby schools to such good effect that they have gained success in local gymnastics competitions. The head teacher thinks the curriculum is good, but the outstanding use of local opportunities extensively enriches pupils’ learning experiences and greatly enhances their personal and social development. A photographic record shows pupils clearly enjoying outdoor education activities, working with an artist in residence and a visiting theatre company, and taking part in a highly successful ‘healthy-school week’. Parents

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Grade: 1

and pupils greatly appreciate, and talk enthusiastically about, the wide range of after-school clubs. The school council has ensured they are available for everyone, and participation is remarkably high.

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Grade: 1

The school gives outstanding care, guidance and support. Its systems for tracking pupils’ progress very effectively help teachers to set pupils challenging targets, to identify issues about their progress, and to plan lessons and support accordingly. Teachers share their expectations with pupils and help them aspire to higher levels of achievement. Vulnerable children are exceptionally well-supported, to the full satisfaction of parents, and their progress is properly reviewed in accordance with regulations. Thorough arrangements keep parents really well informed about school events and the involvement, progress and achievement of their children. All staff show a very high level of consideration for the welfare of pupils, and the governors ensure that the school has rigorous procedures to assure health and safety. Parents rightly have full confidence that their children are safe and secure learners and are pleased

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Grade: 1

with their personal and academic achievements. The school understates the effect of its very high quality environment on pupils’ well being, personal development and learning.

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Grade: 2

The headteacher provides good leadership. He has established a climate for learning in which everyone has confidence in what they do and respect for each other. For all the staff, every child does matter. Pupils are enthusiastic about the health-related activities which staff, governors and parents arrange. They know they are safe and valued, and so they behave impeccably. The school is well-managed because it fosters all pupils’ enjoyment and accomplishments; it enables many of them to contribute 4 Inspection Report: Boynton Primary School, 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006 significantly through the school council, and it puts the building blocks of their future economic well-being securely in place. One parent commented, ‘I could not be happier that my son is lucky enough to attend such a lovely school’. The headteacher extends his clear overview of the school’s work and pupils’ progress by observing teachers and assistants in lessons, and using positive feedback to promote

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Grade: 2

improvement. He does much to ensure the quality and coherence of the staff team through training and support. Governors learn from his detailed and informative reports about the school. His rigorous evaluations of strengths and weaknesses clearly inform the agreed priorities for development. However, governors’ first-hand knowledge of the school is not as full as it could be. Their evaluation of the school is not focused sharply on raising achievement, nor are they involved in a joint process at appropriate intervals during the year. Governors ensure that the school works very properly within all the regulations and spends its money wisely. Determined and dedicated leadership has resolved all the issues raised by the last inspection and continues to raise achievement. The school has a good capacity for further improvement. 5 Inspection Report: Boynton Primary School, 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006

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set out in the guidance 'Complaints about school inspection', which is available from Ofsted’s

website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 Inspection Report: Boynton Primary School, 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006

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Overall

Key to judgements: grade 1 is outstanding, grade 2 good, grade 3 satisfactory, and grade 4 inadequate

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learners?

NA 2 How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being? NA 2 The quality and standards in foundation stage NA 2 The effectiveness of the school's self-evaluation NA Yes The capacity to make any necessary improvements NA Yes Effective steps have been taken to promote improvement since the last inspection

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Achievement and standards

NA 2 How well do learners achieve? NA 2 The standards 1 reached by learners

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Achievement and standards

NA 2 How well learners make progress, taking account of any significant variations between groups of learners NA 1 How well learners with learning difficulties and disabilities make progress

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learners?

NA 2 The extent of learners' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development NA 1 The behaviour of learners NA 1 The attendance of learners NA 1 How well learners enjoy their education NA 1 The extent to which learners adopt safe practices NA 1 The extent to which learners adopt healthy lifestyles NA 2 The extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community NA 2 How well learners develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

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needs and interests of learners?

NA 1 How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?

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needs and interests of learners?

Grade 1 - Exceptionally and consistently high; Grade 2 - Generally above average with none significantly below average; Grade 3 - Broadly average; Grade 4 - Exceptionally low.

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and supporting all learners?

NA 1 How effectively leaders and managers at all levels set clear direction leading to improvement and promote high quality of care and education NA 2 How effectively performance is monitored, evaluated and improved to meet challenging targets, through quality assurance and self-review NA 1 How well equality of opportunity is promoted and discrimination tackled so that all learners achieve as well as they can NA 2 How effectively and efficiently resources are deployed to achieve value for money NA 2 The extent to which governors and other supervisory boards discharge their responsibilities NA Yes The adequacy and suitability of staff to ensure that learners are protected

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The extent to which schools enable learners to be healthy

Yes Learners are encouraged and enabled to eat and drink healthily Yes Learners are encouraged and enabled to take regular exercise Yes Learners are discouraged from smoking and substance abuse Yes Learners are educated about sexual health

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The extent to which providers ensure that learners stay safe

Yes Procedures for safeguarding learners meet current government requirements Yes Risk assessment procedures and related staff training are in place Yes Action is taken to reduce anti-social behaviour, such as bullying and racism Yes Learners are taught about key risks and how to deal with them

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The extent to which learners make a positive contribution

Yes Learners are helped to develop stable, positive relationships Yes Learners, individually and collectively, participate in making decisions that affect them Yes Learners are encouraged to initiate, participate in and manage activities in school and the wider community

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The extent to which schools enable learners to achieve economic well-being

Yes There is provision to promote learners’ basic skills Yes Learners have opportunities to develop enterprise skills and work in teams NA Careers education and guidance is provided to all learners in key stage 3 and 4 and the sixth form NA Education for all learners aged 14–19 provides an understanding of employment and the economy

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Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

Alexandra House 33 Kingsway London WC2B 6SE T 0207 421 6800 F 0207 421 6707 Ofsted helpline 08456 404045 Boynton Primary School Boynton Bridlington YO16 4XQ 20 January 2006 Dear Pupils I really enjoyed visiting your school for two days last week when I came to see how well you are doing. Thank you for helping me when I called into your classrooms to talk with you about your work, and when I met with those of you on the school council. It was very important for me to find out what you were doing and also how you assist with running the school. You were very polite and helpful. What I liked about your school. You are being taught well and you make good progress with your work. You are very well behaved, have good manners, and work hard. Mr Dodd and all his staff are proud of you. The school gives you many, many opportunities outside of your classrooms to discover things about the world, and to ask questions and find out as much as you can.

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Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

All the adults in the school look after you very well, so you are safe and happy. Mr Dodd is a really good headteacher and he has really good staff. They want to help you, so listen to what they say. What I think could be improved. Yours is such a good school that I’ve made only one suggestion for the governors and Mr Dodd to think about. I’ve asked them to see if they can visit your lessons and other activities, such as clubs, more often to see how you are getting on and to talk about ways that the school can be made an even better one for you. Your School Council has already helped make some improvements, like those in the playground, and the governors will be interested to see if you can help some more. With best wishes to you all Graeme Clarke (Lead inspector)

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