The school is a significantly larger than the average-sized primary school. It converted to join the GLF Schools multi-academy trust in October 2012. The school was previously inspected in June 2014 when it was a junior school. There were two main infant feeder schools. The school converted to a primary school in September 2016. The headteacher took up her post from September 2017. The current leadership team was established one year ago. Approximately half of the staff worked at the school when it was a junior school. The school currently employs seven newly qualified teachers and two teachers on the school-centred initial teacher training programme. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged is below the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is in line with the national average. Inspection report: Danetree Primary School, 26–27 February 2019 Page 9 of 11 Information about this inspection The inspectors observed learning across the school. Senior leaders visited some lessons jointly with inspectors. Inspectors listened to pupils read and reviewed the work in their books. Pupils’ behaviour in lessons and during breaktimes was observed. Inspectors talked to pupils in lessons, around the school and held a formal meeting with the pupil parliament. The head girl and head boy accompanied an inspector on a ‘learning walk’. Inspectors, together with middle and senior leaders, carried out a scrutiny of pupils’ learning in mathematics and writing, and across the broader curriculum. Inspectors held discussions with the headteacher, senior leaders, middle leaders and class teachers. In addition to this, they met with members of the school strategic board, two newly qualified teachers, and those responsible for safeguarding and attendance. Inspectors scrutinised a range of documentation, including leaders’ evaluation of the school’s performance and the school development plan. They also looked at the school’s assessment information, minutes of meetings of the school strategic board, outcomes of school questionnaires, and the school’s policies and documentation relating to safeguarding and pupils’ attendance Inspectors considered the views of 25 parents gathered during the inspection, in addition to 133 responses to the online questionnaire, Parent View, and 135 free-text comments. Inspectors considered 54 responses to the online staff questionnaire and gathered the views of pupils during formal and informal meetings. Inspection team Sarah Varnom, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector Graham Marshall Ofsted Inspector Joyce Lydford Ofsted Inspector Julie Sackett Ofsted Inspector Inspection report: Danetree Primary School, 26–27 February 2019 Page 10 of 11 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 [email protected].