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Pupils at Holywell Village First School embody the school's values of being 'respectful', 'ready to learn' and 'thoughtful, caring and kind'. Pupils show high levels of respect for all, including those different to themselves.
They speak politely and confidently with visitors and describe how much they enjoy school.
Staff help pupils to reflect on their own behaviour well. Pupils learn how to understand and manage their emotions.
Pupils also support one another well in managing their behaviour. They are exceptionally well behaved throughout the day. Pupils are safe and happy at this school.
The school has a culture of very high expectations for all p...upils. There is highly effective support for pupils' learning. From a young age, children enjoy learning and engage in lessons with great enthusiasm.
The school's ambitious curriculum gives all pupils many rich opportunities to develop new knowledge. For example, children use maps to plan out a cycle route to the coast. They then ride bikes on the trail they have planned.
Pupils can remember previous learning in extraordinary detail. Over time, pupils learn to describe complex ideas extremely well. Pupils are very well prepared for the next stage in their education.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The highly ambitious curriculum has been well designed to support learning from the early years upwards. The school offers pupils a wide range of valuable experiences that make learning memorable. Artefacts are used routinely in lessons to engage pupils well and to bring ideas to life.
Pupils can link ideas across subjects and discuss them in impressive detail. In history, pupils learn important insights into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. This knowledge informs their deep understanding of the similarities and differences between modern counties in geography.
Staff systematically check what pupils can do. They make sure that pupils' learning is secure before moving on to more difficult areas of the curriculum.
The school ensures that reading has a high priority.
There is an exceptionally consistent approach to the teaching of reading. In the early years, children learn about syllables quickly through strategies, such as clapping out sounds. Well-trained staff deliver phonics to older pupils effectively.
Teachers provide frequent opportunities for pupils to practise and learn new sounds in all subjects. This ensures pupils quickly become accurate, fluent and confident readers. Pupils needing additional help with reading receive carefully targeted support.
This helps them to catch up quickly. Pupils enjoy visits from local authors. In library visits, pupils choose from a wide range of books that match their phonics knowledge.
They develop a strong love of reading. Pupils also develop writing and speaking skills rapidly across the curriculum.
Pupils' behaviour is exemplary in lessons and around the school.
Adults remind children of the school values regularly. This helps to ensure that pupils show respect for others and can focus on their learning.
The school has a well-planned programme to develop pupils as future citizens.
Staff encourage pupils to advocate for what is important to them. Pupils show an impressive knowledge of a wide range of cultures and religions from around the world. Pupils know to treat others, including those who are different to themselves, with tolerance and respect.
They benefit from a carefully considered programme of extra-curricular activities, including martial arts and craft club.
Pupils receive an early exposure to a wide range of careers. This includes visitors to school, who talk about the jobs that they do.
From the early years upwards, pupils learn about jobs alongside learning the curriculum. Pupils show a detailed understanding of a range of jobs that they could do and how to achieve them. For example, they talk about becoming an archaeologist and the need to go to university for some jobs.
The school supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) very well. The school is highly skilled in identifying the specific needs of pupils. Staff support pupils effectively within the classroom.
Pupils receive carefully chosen interventions to help them keep up. This ensures that pupils with SEND experience a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum alongside their peers. The support they receive helps them keep pace with other pupils.
Staff at all levels feel very well supported at the school. They benefit from high-quality subject-specific advice, training and coaching. They value being involved in decision-making and project work, for example, in the curriculum development teams.
The school is considerate of staff's workload and well-being.
Leaders, including those responsible for governance, know and support the school extremely well. Governors provide effective support and challenge to leaders.
They have an astute understanding of the school. Governors carefully monitor the impact of leaders' decisions.
