Howitt Primary Community School is larger than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and supported by the pupil premium funding is well above average. This is additional government funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children looked after by the local authority The school runs both before- and after-school clubs. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The headteacher took up her post in January 2016. She had previously been the school’s deputy headteacher. Her appointment followed the sudden death of her predecessor. The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information on its website about the use and impact of the pupil premium funding. Inspection report: Howitt Primary Community School, 20–21 September 2016 Page 10 of 12 Information about this inspection Inspectors visited all classes to observe teaching. Some of these visits took place with school leaders. Inspectors asked pupils about their learning and what it is like to be a pupil at the school. Inspectors scrutinised pupils’ workbooks and heard pupils from Years 1, 2, 4 and 6 read. Inspectors took account of 28 responses to the Ofsted online questionnaire (Parent View) and had brief discussions with parents at the beginning of the school day. Thirty-eight responses to the staff questionnaire were received and analysed as were 91 pupil responses to their questionnaire. Discussions took place with the headteacher, senior and middle leaders, teachers, members of the governing body and representatives of the local authority. Documents were analysed, including the school’s self-evaluation statement, school development plan, minutes of governing body meetings and information about pupils’ achievement. Records relating to attendance and safeguarding were scrutinised. Inspection team Tony O’Malley, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector Christine Lethbridge Ofsted Inspector Harkireet Sohel Ofsted Inspector Inspection report: Howitt Primary Community School, 20–21 September 2016 Page 11 of 12 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].