A PRIMARY school has been deemed "inadequate" by its latest Ofsted report. 

Rushwick Church of England Primary School was inspected on February 8 and 9 and inspectors found the school's leadership and management to be inadequate.

Inspectors found that the school's quality of education and personal development required improvement while its behaviour and attitudes and early years provision were good. 

Ofsted reported safeguarding to be an issue at the school, finding that staff do not have high enough aspirations for pupils. 

Inspectors also found that staff do not have a clear enough understanding of how to teach early reading, that the teaching of mathematics across the staff body was inconsistent and that reading provision for some pupils with SEND does not meet their needs.

However, inspectors did find that pupils enjoy attending the school and that bullying is not tolerated.

Pupils are respectful of one another and live by the motto of "treat others the same way you want them to treat you".

A spokesperson for Rushwick CofE Primary School said: “We are extremely disappointed that the school has been judged as having ‘serious weaknesses’ following our latest Ofsted inspection.

"We have taken a very proactive approach to begin improving things and actions have already taken place to help us make the necessary improvements.

"We have swiftly addressed any of the safeguarding concerns raised during the inspection.

"We have been working alongside the county council, to produce a robust action plan to address the key findings of the inspection.

"We will look to share the key points of the plan with our parents at a meeting with our governors, senior leaders, staff and representatives from the County Council in April.

"We are pleased that, in the report and during the inspection, Ofsted recognised some of the strengths of the school."