The school is part of the Academy Trust of Melksham (ATOM). The trust was formed in April 2015 and its work is overseen by a board of trustees. The trust is responsible for seven primary schools and one secondary school. When its predecessor school, of the same name, was last inspected by Ofsted in February 2013, it was judged to be a good school. The school’s leadership currently comprises of a temporary leadership structure; the executive headteacher and head of school have been seconded since January 2017 from another school in the trust. An additional assistant headteacher, centrally appointed by ATOM, is providing extra leadership support for three days a week, with a focus on improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment. The school does not comply with Department for Education guidance to provide details Inspection report: St George’s Church of England Primary School, Semington, 25–26 April 2017 Page 11 of 14 of the multi-academy trust’s scheme of delegation for governance functions. The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information of up-to-date evaluations on pupil premium, sport premium and the curriculum on offer. The school meets the current government floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6. There is currently an interim chair of governors in place following the trust’s decision to remove the autonomy of the local governing body. The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils who are supported by the pupil premium is below the national average. A below-average proportion of pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school runs a daily breakfast club and after-school club. t Inspection report: St George’s Church of England Primary School, Semington, 25–26 April 2017 Page 12 of 14 Information about this inspection The inspector visited all classes, accompanied by the temporary head of school and the temporary executive headteacher. The inspector held meetings with the senior leadership team as well as the subject leader for writing, the trust’s assistant headteacher for teaching and learning, the trust’s advisory headteacher and a newly qualified teacher. The inspector also spoke with representatives of the school’s governing body. During the inspection, the inspector also had telephone conversations with the chief executive officer of the trust, the trust’s school improvement leader, a local authority officer and an early years leader from another of the trust’s schools who is currently providing support in the early years. The inspector scrutinised a range of documents, including the local governing body’s minutes and notes of visits, assessment information, the school’s self-evaluation, the school development plan, anonymised performance management records and evidence relating to safer recruitment and child protection. The inspector undertook a scrutiny of pupils’ books to evaluate the quality of work and check the accuracy of assessment information held by the school in writing and mathematics. The inspector conducted an additional workbook scrutiny and learning walk as part of an evaluation of the breadth of the curriculum. This included an analysis of achievements in science and a sample of pupils’ topic books. Children spoke to the inspector during various activities throughout the inspection. In addition, the inspector met with pupils at lunchtime and heard a group of pupils from a variety of year groups read. The inspector observed pupils’ behaviour in the breakfast club and at break and lunchtimes. The inspector also met with parents at the start of the second day. The 26 responses to Ofsted’s online survey, Parent View, were taken into account, along with seven responses to the staff online questionnaire and 33 responses from the pupil questionnaire. The lead inspector also considered responses from parents’ free-text comments received during the inspection. Inspection team Tracy Hannon, lead inspector Her Majesty’s Inspector Inspection report: St George’s Church of England Primary School, Semington, 25–26 April 2017 Page 13 of 14 Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance ‘Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email
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