Since the last inspection, there has been significant staffing turbulence. All teachers and leaders, except the headteacher, are new to post since that time. Staffing remains unstable with two leaders, one of whom is newly appointed, leaving at the end of the school year. The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. It is a voluntary controlled Church of England school in the Diocese of Leeds. Since the last inspection, the school has introduced Nursery provision for two-year-olds. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium is well above the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is in line with the national average. The school runs breakfast and after-school clubs. The school accesses support and development through a local cluster of schools, arranged by the local authority. Inspection report: Sowerby Village CofE VC Primary School, 5–6 June 2019 Page 9 of 11 Information about this inspection Inspectors observed teaching and learning throughout the school. Several of the observations were undertaken jointly with the headteacher. Inspectors listened to some pupils read and talked to a sample of pupils about their experience of school. Inspectors held meetings with the headteacher, assistant headteacher, the early years leader and a range of subject leaders. A meeting was held with two members of the governing body and a phone call took place with the chair. Meetings also took place with representatives of the local authority and the diocese. Inspectors looked at pupils’ work in books, along with the school’s information on pupils’ achievement, to determine the progress that they are making. A range of documentation was considered. This included the school’s self-evaluation, records of the monitoring of teaching and learning, plans for improvement, information relating to the attendance and behaviour of pupils, safeguarding and child protection records, and minutes from governing body meetings. Documents outlining the arrangements for the use of pupil premium funding were also considered. An inspector spoke to parents informally at the start of the school day to seek their views about the school. Inspectors also spoke to a range of staff about the support and development they receive. The 39 responses to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, were also taken into consideration. There were no responses to the staff or pupil surveys. Inspection team Kirsty Godfrey, lead inspector Her Majesty’s Inspector Tim Scargill Ofsted Inspector Inspection report: Sowerby Village CofE VC Primary School, 5–6 June 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].