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About St. Edmund’s Church of England Primary School
St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School continues to be a good school.
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils delight in attending this welcoming school.
The staff are friendly, caring and supportive of pupils and families. Pupils form very positive relationships with one another. Older pupils look after younger pupils and show a genuine care for their wellbeing.
Pupils learn about the school's values and live out the school's moto to 'shine their light'. Pupils enjoy spending time with Eve, the school dog, who helps pupils who feel anxious to settle well. They delight in caring for the school's three guinea pigs.
The school is keen for its pupils to ...achieve well. Pupils study a broad and interesting curriculum that inspires them to learn. They learn sign language when singing songs and celebrate festivals at the local church.
They enjoy spending time in the library area, create detailed artwork in the art room and develop their teamwork in the forest school. As a result, pupils develop their knowledge and understanding well.
Pupils behave well.
They know the school rules and follow them with pride. They are respectful to adults and to their friends. As one pupil said, 'the teachers have patience and always sort things out fairly.'
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school provides a curriculum that matches the needs and interests of the pupils well. Subject leaders are knowledgeable and support teachers in how to deliver the curriculum. The early years curriculum prepares children for their transition to key stage 1 effectively.
Pupils in key stage 1 continue to learn through appropriate activities and develop their confidence as learners well. The school ensures that teachers' workload is manageable, enabling them to focus on their time in class. Governors ensure that the improvements needed are undertaken diligently.
The school is ambitious for its pupils. Children in the early years develop their knowledge and understanding effectively. They engage in activities that allow them to explore what they learn.
Teachers use well-crafted questioning in class to check that pupils understand what is being learned. This helps teachers to identify and support pupils that may have fallen behind.
Staff identify the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well.
However, some pupils can struggle to work without adult support. This is because the adaptations needed to best support pupils are not always matched closely enough to the needs of the pupils in some subjects. This means that pupils with SEND do not achieve as well as they could in some subjects.
Pupils develop their reading and mathematical knowledge well. They become fluent readers and show a love of reading. The programme for phonics and reading is coherently constructed.
Staff receive training that ensures that they are clear about what pupils need to learn. Pupils who read less frequently at home receive additional opportunities to read with adults in school. This helps pupils to develop their reading skills and keep up with their peers.
Pupils develop their mathematical knowledge well. Teachers encourage pupils to reflect on what they have already learned. This helps pupils to secure their understanding and apply what they have learned before to new learning.
Teachers provide opportunities for pupils to embed their mathematical knowledge across subjects. For example, pupils analyse data in science and measure in design and technology.
Pupils behave well.
They are attentive in class and work collaboratively with their peers. Children in the early years develop very strong bonds with one another. They take turns and enjoy learning alongside their friends.
As one parent stated, 'Staff show a genuine care and support to see that children are happy and engaged.' The school has taken positive steps to improve the attendance of pupils. As a result, pupils' attendance is high.
The school provides a rich range of wider opportunities for pupils and families. Pupils engage in a variety of trips and also experience visitors to the school that enhance what they learn in class. For example, pupils visit local museums, places of worship and compete in sporting events with other schools.
The range of clubs on offer are fulsome and are attended well by pupils. The school develops pupils' cultural understanding well. For example, pupils model the democratic process when voting for school council positions and raise funds for a range of local charities.
The school provide support for parents. For example, fathers are encouraged into the school for 'who let the dads out?' coffee mornings. Parents of pupils with SEND attend parenting workshops.
Activities such as these connect families to the life of the school.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
What does the school need to do to improve?
(Information for the school and appropriate authority)
• Teachers' adaptive strategies aimed at supporting pupils are not yet fully implemented.
This means that not all pupils with SEND achieve as well as they could. The school needs to continue to embed strategies so that all pupils reach the ambitious end points across the school's curriculum.
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 first ungraded inspection since we judged the predecessor school West Kingsdown CE Primary School to be good in 13 and 14 November 2018.
