Struggling Sandwell school is making progress
A school in Sandwell has been told it is making progress, with pupils' skills in maths and reading getting better.
At the end of last year Pennyhill Primary School in West Bromwich was told it 'required improvement' following an Ofsted inspection in December.
But a new follow-up monitoring report from Ofsted, published following an inspection this month, has revealed the school is making progress
The report in December said that teaching at the school was 'not good enough to ensure that all groups of pupils made consistently good progress' and recognised that pupils did 'not achieve well in mathematics'.
The report concluded by recommending that the school improve the quality and consistency of teaching and raise achievement in reading and mathematics.
The new report has identified a number of areas in which the school has made improvements. It said: "Staff are working determinedly to tackle the areas for development identified in the last report. Pupils are beginning to make better progress in mathematics and reading."
However although the school is getting better, it is still classified as 'requiring improvements'.
Headteacher Juliet Silverton said: "We're delighted that our hard work has been recognised in the most recent inspection monitoring report, and that there's already been a positive impact on children's learning.
"The staff and I are working very hard with support from parents, pupils, the council and our board of governors to make the improvements raised in December's report, and are clearly succeeding.
"Our children's education is everybody's highest priority and we're all committed to continuing to make great progress."
The school in Hollyhedge Road has more than 680 students aged between three and 11 years old.
