Schools and nurseries can be rated one of four grades: outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate,
If a school/nursery requires improvement, it is put under special measures, while good schools are checked less frequently.
Take a look at the schools that received reports in September, including their classifications, highlights and areas that require improvement:
7. Cop Lane CE Primary School, Cop Lane, Penwortham, PR1 9AE
Report published September 9 following an inspection on June 18 | Rating - Good | Highlights - The school has developed a broad and balanced curriculum; the school fosters a genuine love of reading; teachers are quick to spot when a pupil might need help. | Improvements - In some subjects, the school does not have rigorous processes in place to evaluate how well curriculums are designed and delivered. | Google
8. Revoe Learning Academy, Grasmere Road, Blackpool, FY1 5HP
Report published September 23 following an inspection on July 9 | Rating - Good | Highlights - The school is ambitious for pupils; pupils make the most of the opportunities that the school provides for them; pupils are made to feel welcome. | Improvements - In one or two subjects, some of the learning activities that a small number of teachers design do not build successfully on what pupils already know. | Google
9. Manor Beach Primary School, Manor Drive, Cleveleys, FY5 1EU
Report published September 11 following an inspection on June 10 | Rating - Good | Highlights - Pupils feel extremely well cared for; the school is ambitious for what pupils should learn; pupils access many extra-curricular club. | Improvements - The school should better define the components of knowledge that it wants pupils to learn and the order in which it should be taught. | Google
10. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School, Chorley Road, Ormskirk, L40 3SL
Report published September 18 following an inspection on July 16 | Rating - Good | Highlights - The way that the school caters for pupils’ personal development is exceptional; the school has constructed an ambitious curriculum; the school fosters a love of reading. | Improvements - Some parts of the school’s early years curriculum are not clearly defined, nor are strong links made with key stage 1 content. | Google
11. Woodland Community Primary School, Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
Report published September 10 following an inspection on May 8 | Rating: Good | Highlights - The school has taken effective action to improve the quality of education that pupils receive; reading is central to the curriculum; reading is central to the curriculum. | Improvements - Some pupils continue to live with gaps in their knowledge due to the weaknesses in the previous curriculum. | Google
12. Clitheroe Pendle Primary School, Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, BB7 2AL
Report published September 23 following an inspection on July 23 | Rating - Good | Highlights - The school has designed a well-organised curriculum; the school fosters a love of reading; the school has effective and supportive systems in place to make sure that pupils attend school regularly. | Improvements - In a small number of subjects, including in the early years, the school has not given sufficient thought to the essential knowledge that pupils must acquire and when they should learn it. | Google