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Pupils flourish in this welcoming school. They benefit from respectful and nurturing relationships with adults and other pupils.
Pupils feel happy and valued. They know that if they have a worry, however small, they can speak to an adult who will listen and help them.
Pupils' behaviour in lessons is impeccable.
Pupils who need additional help with their behaviour receive quick and effective support. The school teaches pupils about the importance of 'helping hands'. This helps them to understand responsibility.
Pupils demonstrate this value by looking after Patrick, the school's tortoise.
The school has the highest expectations for pupils. Pu...pils achieve highly across the curriculum.
They are proud of the high-quality work they produce in different subjects. For instance, Year 2 pupils beam with pride as they play 'London's Burning' on ocarinas, demonstrating an excellent understanding of pitch and tempo.
Pupils enjoy the many opportunities to develop roles of responsibility.
For example, 'eco-warriors' work hard to save paper for recycling. They do this because they want to look after the environment. The school ensures that as many pupils as possible enjoy a wide range of activities that develop their talents and interests.
These include karate, street dance and i-Rock clubs.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The curriculum is extremely ambitious. Leaders have identified the important knowledge, skills and vocabulary that pupils need to learn year-on-year.
Pupils learn knowledge in a logical order, building on what they already know. For example, Year 2 pupils confidently recall number bonds and use these facts to solve missing number problems. Year 1 pupils sort animal pictures into groups of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
They use their growing knowledge to describe how these animals are suited to their habitats.
Staff are experts at delivering the curriculum. They check what pupils know and understand by revisiting learning regularly.
If pupils have misconceptions, teachers intervene quickly to ensure pupils' understanding is secure. The school identifies pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) swiftly. Teachers adapt their approaches skilfully so that pupils with SEND access all that the school has to offer successfully.
Reading is at the heart of the curriculum. Children in the Reception Year visit the local library. 'Secret parent readers' share their favourite books with pupils.
In the early years, children take great delight in joining in with the class story. These experiences develop a love of reading.
The school's approach to teaching reading is consistent and effective.
Children begin to learn to read as soon as they join the Reception Year. The school aims for all pupils to read fluently as soon as they can. Books are matched closely to pupils' phonics knowledge.
This helps pupils to develop confidence. If pupils are at risk of falling behind, they swiftly receive the help they need to keep up with their peers. Vocabulary development is a focus across the school.
In the Reception Year, teachers introduce children to ambitious vocabulary. When designing an animal enclosure, children use words such as 'enclosure', 'exit' and 'edge' with understanding.
Pupils are highly motivated and show positive attitudes to their learning.
They are resilient when faced with challenging tasks. Classrooms are harmonious places to learn. From the Nursery Year onwards, children learn to share and collaborate well.
Personal development is a core part of the wider offer. The school's values are interwoven across all aspects of school life. The school has carefully selected 'treasured texts', which support pupils to recognise and celebrate cultures that may differ from their own.
This helps to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.Pupils learn to manage risk. For instance, pupils learn to use a flint to make a spark, creating a fire in the school's firepit.
The school teaches pupils to ride bicycles without support so that they develop confidence. Pupils contribute to the wider community by picking up litter in the local area. They grow vegetables in the school's allotment and share them with the community.
These experiences support pupils to understand the school value that 'everyone matters'.Pupils are taught about consent in an age-appropriate manner. Pupils learn not to publish personal information online.
They know to inform an adult if they see anything online that makes them feel uncomfortable.Governors and school leaders are relentlessly determined to provide the very best learning opportunities for pupils. Governors have appropriate processes in place to check the school's effectiveness.
Teachers value the support they receive from leaders to manage their workload and support their well-being. Staff are overwhelmingly proud to be part of the 'Malvern Way team'.
