School Development Plan

2026 – 2027

LITTLE EATON PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

We have recently reviewed our School Improvement Plan (SIP) in order to ensure continued & sustained improvement at Little Eaton Primary School. The new SIP, which is officially launched in September, builds on previous progress that the school has made since its Ofsted inspection in 2022

Evidence tells us that our Core Priorities for 2026/2027 are:

Area	Priority	Lead	Success Measure
Quality of Education	Improve Writing Outcomes Across the School	English Lead	Writing outcomes improve across KS1 and KS2 and the gap between writing and reading/mathematics narrows
Quality of Education	Improve Phonics Outcomes and Early Reading	Phonics Lead	Phonics outcomes return to at least national averages while maintaining strong reading outcomes
Quality of Education	Develop Subject Leadership and Curriculum Evaluation	HT / DHT	Subject leaders demonstrate secure understanding of curriculum impact
Quality of Education	Introduce mastery across Year 4 and 5 and embed mastery in Years R-3	Maths Lead	Mastery is effectively taught across these year groups (KS1 composition of number, KS2 Multiplicity)
Quality of Education	Strengthen Adaptive Teaching	SENDCo	Adaptive teaching consistently evident across all classrooms
Behaviour, Attendance and Attitudes	Sustain High Attendance and Reduce Persistent Absence	HT	Attendance remains above national averages and persistent absence reduces further
Behaviour, Attendance and Attitudes	Develop Exemplary Behaviour and Pupil Leadership	HT	Pupil leadership opportunities expanded and behaviour remains a strength
Personal Development	Personal Development Entitlement for Every Pupil	DHT	Every pupil can evidence a broad range of personal development experiences
Personal Development	Further Develop Mental Health and Wellbeing	SMHL	Positive wellbeing indicators maintained for pupils and staff
Leadership and Governance	Move Leadership and Governance Towards the Strong Standard and begin succession planning	HT / Chair	Evidence demonstrates progression towards Strong Practice
Safeguarding	Maintain Highly Effective Safeguarding	DSL	Safeguarding remains highly effective
Inclusion	Strengthen Inclusion and SEND Provision	SENDCo	SEND pupils continue to achieve strongly and access a broad curriculum
Early Years	Strengthen Oracy and Communication through the EEF NELI Trial and SHREC	EYFS	NELI is delivered with fidelity, staff consistently apply the SHREC approach, and children demonstrate improved listening, vocabulary and expressive language from baseline.