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Pupils love attending this exceptional school where they have many opportunities to shine. From the moment children join in Reception, they flourish. They understand, and show, their 'HIBPS' values which school councillors have recently re-vamped.
Values such as 'responsibility' and 'respect' are second nature to pupils. They live and breathe them throughout the day. This helps pupils develop into the kind and mature young people they are.
Older pupils value helping younger pupils in their roles as 'play leaders'. This helps to build the strong family feel that exists throughout the school. Pupils love coming together as one to chat over lunch in the dining hall or wh...en baking together in the kitchen.
Pupils aspire to be the best they can be. Their behaviour is exceptional. Pupils work incredibly hard to reach the high expectations staff have of them.
They focus diligently on their learning. This helps them to produce work of an excellent quality.
Pupils benefit from the thoroughly designed enrichment programme.
Trips to places such as Bletchley Park, the West End or a range of different museums enable pupils to deepen the knowledge they learn in class. Pupils see themselves as budding innovators, artists, mathematicians, scientists, authors and more.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school, and the trust, have designed a curriculum that clearly sets out the important knowledge pupils need to understand to be successful.
They have broken this knowledge down, and ordered it, into specific steps. School and trust leaders check, with rigour, how effectively the curriculum is taught. They use these checks to identify where to provide staff with regular, and high-quality, professional development.
This means staff are experts at knowing precisely how to teach the curriculum. This support also helps staff to manage their own workload and wellbeing. They are incredibly proud to work at the school.
Staff accurately check how well pupils understand what they have taught them. They use these checks to revisit, or extend learning, appropriately. There is a shared and persistent focus on providing pupils with a rich and broad vocabulary across all subjects.
Pupils secure a deep understanding of important knowledge and vocabulary. They apply their understanding independently within their writing and to explain their thinking.
A love of reading permeates the school.
The carefully designed reading spine offers pupils an extensive, diverse and rich reading offer. Pupils gleefully accept the many chances they have to read and to listen to stories. Children in Reception love choosing books from the reading corner to share with staff throughout the day.
Learning to read begins from the moment children set foot in the school. This helps staff to quickly get to grips with anyone who needs extra help with reading. Expert staff provide the help that pupils need.
Consequently, pupils develop the confidence and fluency they need to be proficient readers.Staff are knowledgeable in how to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school identifies the needs of pupils with SEND with precision.
Guidance provided to staff sets out clearly how to help these pupils to achieve well. Where required, staff provide carefully chosen resources such as writing prompts or flashcards to remove potential barriers pupils have. This enables pupils with SEND to achieve highly.
Children thrive in the school's early years provision. Highly skilled staff set clear routines and expectations from the moment children start in Reception. They reinforce these expectations in a relentless yet kind way.
Children look after each other. Whether independently washing up their plates after snack time, or putting an arm around an upset friend, children are kind-hearted and thoughtful. They quickly become the positive ambassadors the school expects them to be.
Providing varied personal development opportunities underpins everything that happens at school. The school has meticulously designed this whole offer to enrich pupils' school experience. Pupils grasp the many chances they have to develop existing and learn new talents.
Representing the school in netball tournaments, learning Spanish during lunchtime, or performing dance routines to their peers are all examples of this. Visiting scientists and authors inspire pupils to aim high for their futures.
The wider offer works seamlessly with the personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum.
Pupils secure their knowledge of how to live healthy lives. They understand what a healthy relationship is. This understanding further strengthens the bonds that exist between pupils and each other.
These positive relationships underpin the exceptional behaviour that pupils demonstrate throughout the school day. Pupils truly value their school and are proud to be part of its' community.
