The School Improvement Cycle 

The school improvement cycle enables staff, parents and governors to have the long-term strategic over view of the intended development of the school for the current academic year.

Using internal and external data to establish where the school is at the end of the previous academic year supports how we identify key areas for improvement. These are what we call the Key Drivers. This then informs the School Improvement Plan, success criteria and individual group actions.

Each group is led by a member of the school middle leadership team, who have expertise in that area. Other staff, including support staff, join one of the groups. A link governor meets with the Middle leader three times a year and monitors the actions and their impact. Throughout the year the actions will be reviewed and developed. Staff appraisals are also linked to the success criteria of the School Improvement Plan, as is the CPD programme and budget setting.

Our Key Drivers for our School Improvement Plan 2024-25 are:

• Culture: To provide extended opportunities for personal growth so that all pupils have the potential to thrive
• Progress for all: Continue to secure significant progress across the whole curriculum offer for ALL, including pupils with SEND and pupils who are disadvantaged
• Curriculum Improvement: To extend the transferral of discrete grammar, punctuation and spelling skills into all independent writing.

Financial Benchmarking

Our strategic plan revolves around the best outcomes for our pupils. Of course, there are financial implications attached to that and as part of best practice, schools are required to benchmark financially against other schools in order to ensure that the most effective use of money is taking place. Claremont Primary School currently employs no staff over £100,000.00. Please click on this link for details.