Peterston Super Ely C.I.W. Primary

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Peterson Super Ely Primary School is a happy, inclusive school that places a high priority on the well-being of its pupils. Nearly all pupils feel happy and safe in school and behave exceptionally well in class. They show care and consideration for each other in lessons and around the school.

Most pupils make good progress from their starting points including those with additional learning needs (ALN). They make particularly good progress in their personal and social development, and their speaking and listening skills. They make strong progress in literacy and numeracy and apply their skills well across the curriculum when given the opportunity.

The school is working strategically to develop an engaging curriculum that pr...ovides an effective breadth and depth of learning experiences across most areas of learning and experience. Pupils contribute to the content of their learning through 'Quests', which provide opportunities for them to generate and consider individual questions relating to the current topic. However, overall, opportunities for pupils of all ages to influence what and how they learn are at an early stage.

Throughout the school, staff provide many interesting opportunities for pupils to learn through firsthand experiences. However, opportunities for foundation phase pupils to learn through free play and exploration, both indoors and outdoors, are inconsistent. This limits opportunities for them to follow their individual interests and develop their thinking independently.

Senior leaders identify aspects of the school's work that are in need of improvement and the steps that are needed to achieve this effectively. Leaders have worked with the school community to create a clear vision, 'learning and growing together, to become the best we can be' that is reflected well in the daily life of the school community. Recommendations R1 Ensure that provision for three to seven-year-olds meets their developmental needs effectively both indoors and out R2 Ensure that pupils have effective opportunities to contribute to what and how they learn in order to follow their interests, develop their ideas and express themselves creatively R3 Address the safeguarding issue identified during the inspection What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.