D'Eyncourt Primary School in Wolverhampton has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for creating a highly inclusive culture where pupils feel they belong and are supported to succeed.
Inspectors visited the school on 9 September and found that staff know pupils well, identify barriers quickly and work with external specialists to ensure children receive the support they need. Pupils at the school achieve well, with reading and writing attainment significantly above average at the end of Key Stage 2. Disadvantaged pupils perform particularly well compared with non-disadvantaged pupils nationally.
Behaviour and relationships
Classrooms are orderly and focused, with pupils demonstrating strong attitudes to learning, inspectors found. Trusting relationships between staff and pupils help children feel safe and supported.
Pastoral care and opportunities
The school's pastoral care is highly effective, helping pupils become resilient, confident and independent learners. Children benefit from a wide range of opportunities including sports, music, educational visits, residential trips and leadership roles, which help prepare them for life beyond school.
School leaders have established a clear vision in which pupils are at the heart of everything they do, with a strong commitment to personal development and wellbeing. Parents who spoke to inspectors were overwhelmingly positive about the school and appreciative of its nurturing ethos.
Ofsted findings
Ofsted rated the school at Strong Standard in attendance and behaviour, inclusion, and personal development and wellbeing. Achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, and leadership and governance were rated at Expected Standard. The school also meets safeguarding standards.
Headteacher Danielle Darby said: "We are incredibly proud of this report and of the whole D'Eyncourt community. The inspection recognises what we see every day: a school where children are happy, feel safe and are encouraged to achieve their very best."
She added that the school remains ambitious for all its children and will continue to build on its success.
Councillor Jacqui Coogan, the City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, congratulated everyone at the school, saying the findings paint a picture of a school where children are genuinely at the heart of everything it does.