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They enjoy their lessons. They feel safe and well cared for by the staff. The school places a high value on everyone's well-being.
The school's strong ethos of respect and togetherness for all is visible in every aspect of school life. Everyone is welcomed warmly.
Pupils enjoy studying a broad and interesting curriculum.
It helps them to achieve well. The school embraces the use of technology to support pupils in becoming independent learners. Pupils use this technology to view additional reminders fro...m their teacher.
Pupils respond well to teachers' high expectations. They behave well. They treat everyone kindly and with respect.
Pupils always try to do their best. Teachers quickly deal with any occasional acts of unkindness. This creates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for pupils to learn and play together.
Playtime and lunchtimes are fun and enjoyable for pupils. There is a range of interesting activities available for pupils to experience. These include activities that encourage pupils to be active and healthy, such as a running club for pupils and parents before school.
The school provides parents and carers with plenty of useful news and information about school life.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a broad and ambitious curriculum. Leaders have identified the important knowledge and vocabulary they want all pupils to learn.
The curriculum begins in the early years. The school ensures that the youngest children are prepared well for their future lessons in key stage 1.
Teachers explain each step of learning clearly.
This helps pupils to successfully build on what they have learned before. The school routinely checks how well pupils are achieving at the end of a unit of work or topic. Staff use this information to adapt the curriculum and address any gaps in pupils' knowledge.
However, in lessons, teachers sometimes do not check pupils' understanding thoroughly enough. This means teachers sometimes do not spot any misconceptions pupils have. As a result, some pupils are not always ready to move on to new learning.
The school accurately identifies pupils who need additional support. Staff have high aspirations for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Teachers adapt their teaching and provide pupils with effective personalised support.
This helps pupils to overcome their barriers to learning. The school provides pupils with digital technology to revisit lesson explanations when they are unsure of what to do. As a result, pupils with SEND learn the same curriculum as their classmates.
Pupils behave well. Leaders have trained staff in how to understand the causes of different kinds of behaviours. As a result, staff help pupils to make the right choices when things go wrong.
In lessons, pupils listen to their teachers and follow instructions. They do not disrupt others. Leaders prioritise pupils' attendance.
They use strategies such as inviting pupils to have breakfast before school starts. This helps pupils and families overcome barriers to attendance and punctuality. As a result, pupils' attendance has improved.
The school believes that reading is at the heart of all learning. Reading lessons start as soon as children join the Reception Year. Staff are experts in teaching reading.
They aptly notice when pupils need more teaching and practice to catch up. Reading books are matched to the sounds that pupils know. Teachers provide parents with useful information about reading.
This enables younger pupils to practise reading at home. As a result, pupils learn quickly and remember the sounds they are expected to. Older pupils read a range of diverse texts.
These help them to develop a love of reading and deepen their curiosity about the world.
The school's strong ethos and values help pupils to become good citizens. Pupils believe in fairness and treating everyone equally.
They know how to keep themselves safe and how to be healthy. The experiences and opportunities provided by the school help pupils to widen their interests and enjoy their schooldays. The school helps pupils to develop personal qualities that will help them in later life such as teamwork.
Staff work well together as a team. They feel well supported by leaders. The school provides all staff with training opportunities.
Leaders have made appropriate decisions to support pupils' education such as the decision to use personalised technology solutions. Governors hold leaders fully to account for their actions.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
What does the school need to do to improve?
(Information for the school and appropriate authority)
• Teachers sometimes do not check pupils' understanding thoroughly enough. As a result, a small number of pupils have misconceptions that are not immediately addressed. These misconceptions lead to gaps in their knowledge being carried forward longer than they need to be.
Leaders need to ensure that teachers' questioning techniques enable them to spot pupils' misunderstandings. This will stop misconceptions from being carried forward by some pupils.
Background
When we have judged a school to be good, we will then normally go into the school about once every four years to confirm that the school remains good.
This is called an ungraded inspection, and it is carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005. We do not give graded judgements on an ungraded inspection. However, if we find evidence that a school would now receive a higher or lower grade, then the next inspection will be a graded inspection, which is carried out under section 5 of the Act.
Usually this is within one to two years of the date of the ungraded inspection. If we have serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the quality of education, we will deem the ungraded inspection a graded inspection immediately.
This is the second ungraded inspection since we judged the school to be good in November 2014.
