Moss Lane School

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About Moss Lane School


Name Moss Lane School
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Headteacher Mrs Victoria Abbott
Address Moss Lane, Godalming, GU7 1EF
Phone Number 01483417214
Phase Primary
Type Foundation school
Age Range 4-7
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 161
Local Authority Surrey
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Outcome

Moss Lane School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.

What is it like to attend this school?

This welcoming school sits at the heart of the community. Pupils are safe and happy here.

Staff show care and kindness towards pupils, and in turn, pupils are considerate of each other. They show patience and empathy towards one another. Relationships between pupils, staff, parents and carers are positive and respectful.

Pupils behave well in and around the school. They are polite and courteous. Pupils understand the importance of celebrating similarities and differences.

They appreciate that every child is unique and ...has different personal needs. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), some of whom have complex needs. Pupils with SEND are well supported in accessing the curriculum.

Pupils enjoy coming together as a whole school to sing their theme song that reinforces the school's values of being safe, ready and aiming high. They proudly represent the school at events, including in the local community. This includes singing at a local home for the elderly and at the opening of the Christmas market in the town centre.

Pupils in Year 2 are well prepared to move on to their next schools. This is because transitions into, within and from the school are coordinated and managed well. Children in Reception receive a good start to their education.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has revised what it wants pupils to learn over time. The curriculum in some subjects is well ordered. Pupils' learning increases in complexity as they move through the school in these subjects.

For instance, the mathematics curriculum enables pupils to build secure knowledge of mathematical concepts. Children in Reception use appropriate subject-specific language to explain the similarities and differences between different shapes. In Year 1, pupils use number lines to explore calculations using subtraction and addition.

They know the names of different shapes. Pupils in Year 2 learn to use vertical lines of symmetry to divide different shapes into equal parts. In some subjects, including science, the school is reviewing its curriculum to make sure that pupils build their knowledge securely from one year to the next.

Pupils do not achieve as well as they could in these subjects.

Teachers typically address pupils' misconceptions appropriately. They give pupils time to think and generate their ideas.

In a minority of lessons, teachers do not systematically check what pupils know and understand. This means that opportunities to deepen pupils' learning or apply their knowledge to different contexts are not routinely provided.

Leaders are successful in creating a positive learning environment.

The school works closely with staff to develop a range of strategies to quickly identify pupils' needs. Staff ensure that children entering Reception settle well and quickly in school.

The school prioritises the teaching of reading to ensure that pupils become fluent readers.

Staff deliver the phonics programme consistently well. Pupils recall and rehearse sounds they have previously learned. They apply their knowledge of phonics to their writing and spelling.

Staff ensure that pupils at risk of falling behind receive the support they need. Pupils enjoy listening to the stories adults regularly read to them.

Adults model the conduct, language and learning behaviours they want pupils to learn.

Low-level disruptions are managed calmly and sensitively. Pupils know and follow the school's golden rules well. They know the classroom routines.

For example, during transition times in lessons, children in Reception move swiftly and orderly from the carpet to group tables. Staff communicate clear expectations of attendance and punctuality to parents. There are rigorous processes in place to support families to ensure pupils attend school regularly and on time.

The school provides opportunities to develop pupils' character, confidence and interests. Pupils enjoy the enrichment activities on offer, including the regular visits to the library, allotment and woodlands school. Adults teach pupils how to stay safe in school and online.

Pupils have an age-appropriate understanding of consent. They know what to say to anyone who is compromising their personal space or boundaries.

The school is committed to ensuring that pupils are at the centre of all that it does.

It knows the children and their families well. Staff and those responsible for governance celebrate the 'spirit of community' and teamwork promoted within the school. Staff value the time and opportunities given to carry out their responsibilities effectively.

Leaders have an honest view of the school's strengths and next steps. Those responsible for governance are keen to ensure that staff receive the resources they need to fulfil their duties effectively and support the realisation of the school's vision.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

What does the school need to do to improve?

(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

• Occasionally, checks of what pupils know, remember and can do are underdeveloped. When this happens, teaching does not deepen pupils' knowledge and understanding securely. The school should support staff to check what pupils know so that they build on pupils' understanding using purposeful activities and learning experiences.

• In some subjects, the school is reviewing its curriculum to make sure that pupils build their knowledge securely over time. Pupils do not achieve as well as they could in these subjects. The school should support staff to develop expertise in delivering the new curriculum content to enable pupils to achieve consistently well in all subjects.

Background

Until September 2024, on a graded (section 5) inspection we gave schools an overall effectiveness grade, in addition to the key and provision judgements. Overall effectiveness grades given before September 2024 will continue to be visible on school inspection reports and on Ofsted's website. From September 2024 graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade.

This school was, before September 2024, judged to be good for its overall effectiveness.

We have now inspected the school to determine whether it has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at that previous inspection. 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's work has improved significantly or that it may not be as strong as it was at the last inspection, then the next inspection will be a graded inspection. A graded inspection 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 for overall effectiveness in February 2014.

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