Princethorpe School is a two-form entry junior school. The number of pupils eligible for free school meals is much higher than the national average. The majority of pupils who attend the school are White British. The school has had three headteachers in the last year. The current headteacher took up his post in September 2017. The school has received intensive support from the Birmingham Education Partnership, Bournville Teaching School Alliance and Cherry Orchard School since February 2017. The school meets the current government floor standards. The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information about the curriculum, use of additional funding and governor information and duties on its website. Inspection report: Princethorpe Junior School, 7–8 November 2017 Page 11 of 13 Information about this inspection Inspectors carried out teaching and learning observations in all year groups. They were accompanied by senior leaders for the majority of these observations. Inspectors met with the headteacher and other senior leaders to discuss different aspects of the school’s performance. Inspectors spoke to a group of staff and considered the 12 responses to the Ofsted online staff questionnaire. Inspectors spoke to a number of parents at the start of the school day. There were only five responses to Parent View, the Ofsted parent questionnaire, so these could not be taken in to account. Inspectors met with a group of pupils, and heard a group of pupils read. They looked at work in books and spoke to pupils about their learning and experience of school. The lead inspector met with three representatives from the governing body, including the chair of governors. She also met with a representative of the Birmingham Education Partnership, which has been commissioned by the local authority to support the school. Inspectors scrutinised a range of school documents, including the school’s selfevaluation, development plan, minutes of meetings of the governing body, information about pupil progress, and records of how staff performance is managed. Records of attendance, behaviour and safeguarding were scrutinised.