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Staff work together to do their best for everyone. Pupils build strong and positive relationships with their teachers. They describe the school as a caring place, where they 'dare to dream and dream to believe'.
Pastoral care is strong. Bullying does not happen very often. Any incidents are dealt with appropriately.
Most pupils behave sensibly and are respectful to each other and the staff. Pupils work hard and learn to get along with each other well. This helps pupils to feel safe.
Most parents appreciate the support given to their children.Leaders want the best for everyone. They aspire for all pupils to... leave the school prepared well, socially and academically, for secondary school.
Leaders have en-sured that pupils experience a wide range of subjects and interesting topics. How-ever, not all pupils achieve well enough. This is because of inconsistencies and weaknesses in the curriculum.
Leaders provide pupils with a range of opportunities to join clubs and to experience valuable educational trips. Pupils enjoy this range of activities. Leaders invest in free music instrument lessons for all pupils in key stage 2.
These opportunities provide pupils with the chance to nurture their talents beyond the classroom.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum. In some subjects, the curriculum is well designed, so that pupils' learning builds on what they already know.
For example, in mathematics, leaders have introduced a refreshed and well-considered curriculum. This helps teachers to understand the specific knowledge that pupils should learn and when they should learn it. Where this happens, pupils make strong progress.
However, the curriculum is not equally well established across all subjects. In some subjects, leaders have not identified all the important knowledge they want pupils to learn. Consequently, teachers are not always clear on what to teach and in what order.
This means that pupils do not always have the knowledge they need to make sense of new learning. This holds pupils back. Leaders have not checked carefully enough on how well the curriculum is being delivered.
Where the curriculum is well planned, staff use assessment smartly to help pupils remember and recall their learning, for example, by using talk partners in history. However, where the curriculum is less well developed, assessment is not used precisely enough. Teachers are not always clear if pupils have understood the things they have been taught.
They do not adapt their teaching to close gaps in pupils' knowledge quickly enough. This is a barrier to learning.
Leaders' work to improve the phonics curriculum is having a positive impact.
Staff follow the same approach to the curriculum and this helps them to know exactly which sounds to teach and when to teach them. This helps to ensure that pupils learn to read well. Pupils who are in danger of falling behind get valuable extra support.
Because of this, a growing number of pupils become fluent readers by the time they start in key stage 2.
Children in the early years settle well into school life. This is because well-trained staff understand and meet their needs.
The curriculum supports children to learn important communication and social skills, especially the youngest children. Children listen to adults, talk with others and take turns to play together. Teachers identify children who are not keeping up with their learning and provide extra help, so they can keep up.
Leaders are quick to identify pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders work closely and effectively with staff to put plans in place to meet pupils' specific needs. Sometimes these plans lack precision.
They do not always contain all the information they could. Consequently, teachers do not always know how best to support the individual needs of these pupils. This hinders the learning for some pupils with SEND.
Leaders provide a range of curriculum visits and themed days, which help pupils to learn about the world they live in. Carefully planned trips help pupils to understand how different communities live. Pupils celebrate the diversity both within, and beyond their school.
They are tolerant and respectful of others. Leaders work to nurture pupils' wider personal development prepares pupils well for later life.
Governors check that their vision is being brought to life for staff and pupils.
They have a clear oversight of their duties and a good understanding of their roles. This allows them to challenge and support leaders in an informed way. Staff are well supported by leaders.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Leaders regularly train staff to help keep pupils safe. Governors have also received safeguarding training.
This helps them to check on the quality of training for staff. Staff meet regularly to help them identify any pupils who might be vulnerable. Any concerns get shared and acted upon quickly.
The school's pastoral work builds positive relationships with parents. Leaders know their pupils and families well. This helps staff to support pupils and families to get help when they need it.
Pupils understand about how to stay safe online, including protecting themselves when sharing personal information.
What does the school need to do to improve?
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• In some subjects, curriculum planning does not set out the knowledge that pupils need to know and remember in enough detail, and the things pupils are expected to learn are not always well sequenced. This means that pupils struggle to remember the things they have been taught.
Leaders should ensure that all curriculum planning precisely defines the knowledge that pupils need to learn to enable them to make strong progress. ? Leaders have not made sure that teachers always have all the information they need to support pupils with SEND. Consequently, some teachers do not adapt work that is well matched to pupils' needs.
This limits the progress these pupils make through the curriculum. Leaders should ensure that all teachers have the information they need about pupils with SEND to enable them to adapt work, so that it is well suited to their individual needs. ? Across some subjects, leaders have not monitored the implementation of the curriculum carefully enough.
This means that they do have a clear picture of what is not working as well as they intend. As a result, the quality of education is variable. Leaders should ensure that subject leaders have regular opportunities to monitor their subjects to ensure it is implemented consistently well.
