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LCP provided a Reception and Years 1-6 class for 211 pupils. Within the school there are 77% of pupils who have English as an additional language. 40.3% of children were in receipt of Pupil Premium and 10.4% had Special Education Needs. 60% of children achieved a ‘Good Level of Development at EYFS (GLD) (2023:44.8%). 74.3% of children achieved the expected level in the Y1 Phonics check. At the end of KS2 SATs, 63.3% achieved ARE in Reading, 66.7% ARE in Writing, 66.7% ARE in Maths, and 56.7% of the cohort reached a combined ARE. Ofsted awarded the school ‘Good’ on inspection in September 2019. Unity Community Primary provided classes for 367 children from Reception to Year 6 with two classes from Reception to Year 5 and one class in Year 6. In addition, the school currently has 76 children (aged 2-4 years) in its nursery. Of these pupils 82% had English as an additional language (EAL). 42.7% of children qualified for Pupil Premium and 20% have Special Educational Needs. Statutory assessments in summer 2024 showed incremental progress. 48.1% of children achieved a Good Level of Development at EYFS. 57.6% of children achieved the expected level in the Y1 Phonics check. At the end of KS2 SATs, 62.5% achieved ARE in Reading. 53.1% achieved ARE in Writing. 68.8% reached ARE in Maths, and 40.6% of the cohort reached combined ARE. Ofsted visited in May 2023 awarding the school as ‘Requiring Improvement’ in Early Years and Leadership with the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes and personal development identified as ‘Good’. This is a downgrade from the previous ‘Good’ inspection in 2018. An action plan to redress the issues identified is in place. There was a continued focus on developing Quality First Teaching and raising attainment across the year.