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Stratton Primary School continues to be a good school.
What is it like to attend this school?
Stratton Primary is a friendly and inclusive school. Pupils are greeted warmly in the morning by staff in breakfast club or their teachers on the school gate. Throughout their day, pupils benefit from the kindness shown to them by staff.
As a result, pupils enjoy school, feel safe and have adults they can speak to with any worries. Parents agree their child is well cared for and thriving at school.
Pupils develop their independence and resilience by attending residential trips.
The school carefully plans these to be further away from home, and for a longer period of time,... as pupils get older. Pupils also participate in regular visits within their local area. These celebrate Cornish heritage and make links with curriculum learning.
Recent excursions to RHS Garden Rosemoor, Truro Museum and a trip to the beach to learn about coastal safety have been enjoyed by pupils.
Pupils have a strong voice through the popular school council. Many pupils also take on leadership roles, such as being a water safety ambassador, member of the eco committee or a sports leader.
Classes 'buddy up' which allows older pupils to role model positive character traits. For example, Year 6 pupils and children in Reception Year read together.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils learn a varied and ambitious curriculum.
Subject leaders have carefully planned what pupils will learn from the early years foundation stage up to Year 6. Teachers have secure subject knowledge. Published outcomes at key stage 2 show most pupils achieve well.
The school has strengthened the curriculum in response to lower published outcomes at key stage 1, particularly in writing. As a result, current pupils' progress and quality of work has improved.
Across the curriculum, learning becomes increasingly more complex as pupils get older.
Pupils complete planned formal assessments to check their learning over time. However, ongoing teaching does not routinely check what pupils have understood or remembered. Therefore, some gaps in pupils' knowledge are not picked up quickly.
As soon as children join in Reception Year, they start learning the school's chosen phonics programme. Staff receive appropriate training which means phonics is delivered consistently well. Pupils' achievement in reading is improving.
This is due to more targeted support for pupils who struggle. Regular reading continues to be important as pupils move up through the school. Staff have developed a 'Stratton School Top Reads' list to encourage pupils to read widely and for pleasure.
Many pupils visit the well-resourced, inviting library.
Staff in the early years foundation stage develop children's language and communication skills. They carefully plan which vocabulary to model in different activities.
Children listen attentively and start to use these words in their own play. Children develop their fine motor skills through activities such as 'drawing club.'
The school effectively supports an increasing number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Staff get to know pupils well. They receive regular and purposeful training around pupils' specific needs and how best to support these. As a result, staff make appropriate adjustments to the classroom environment, or the curriculum, so pupils with SEND learn successfully.
Most pupils follow the school rules of being ready, respectful, and safe. They are enthusiastic about their learning. Pupils listen well to staff.
Children in Reception Year know and follow the expected routines. A minority of pupils in the school display some challenging behaviour. Although staff take a calm and restorative approach, this can cause some disruption to such pupils' learning and that of others.
At playtimes, pupils access different 'zones' where they can be active or choose to sit quietly with friends. Staff support pupils to play safely and be considerate of their peers. Children in Reception Year take turns when using the outside equipment.
Many choose to practise their gross motor skills with games, such as cricket.
Pupils learn a broad and interesting personal development curriculum. They develop an age-appropriate understanding of the protected characteristics.
Pupils are passionate about the importance of treating everyone equally. They learn about potential dangers when online and in the community. Given the school's proximity to the sea, the school teaches pupils about beach and water safety.
Leaders, including governors, understand the importance of pupils attending school regularly. They work closely with families to overcome any barriers that cause non-attendance. Despite this, pupils' attendance remains stubbornly below what is typical nationally.
Staff are supportive of the leadership of the school. Leaders consider the impact of any changes on staff workload. Staff take up opportunities for professional development.
Many, including early career teachers, take on additional roles and responsibilities.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
What does the school need to do to improve?
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• Teaching does not consistently check pupils' understanding of new knowledge and concepts.
Therefore, misconceptions or gaps in knowledge are not immediately identified and so persist. The school should ensure that teaching carefully checks what pupils have learned so that planned next steps support pupils' learning effectively. ? A minority of pupils do not attend school regularly enough.
This means they miss vital parts of their education and develop gaps in their knowledge of the curriculum. Leaders should develop further approaches in their work with families and external agencies to improve the attendance of such pupils.
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 school to be good on 20 and 21 March 2019.
