key strengths in our 2024 ofsted report

We are rated ‘good’ with 4 areas rated ‘outstanding’!

  • Children are flourishing in an environment where independence is promoted.
  • Staff have high expectations for all pupils to achieve, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are keen to live up to these expectations.
  • Behaviour across the school is exemplary. Pupils with responsibilities such as the head boy and the head girl lead by example.
  • There is an emphasis on every pupil becoming a digital citizen ’’. Pupils have access to individual technology to support their learning. As a result, the school has prioritised pupils learning about how to stay safe online.
  • The school has designed an ambitious curriculum that incorporates the full range of traditional curriculum subjects. This is well sequenced from the early years through to Year 6.
  • There is a sharp focus on early reading. A love of reading is promoted from the very start of Nursery, where books and stories are cherished by staff and children. The book vending machine has inspired pupils across the school to read a wider variety of texts.
  • The school provides tailored support to enable pupils to catch up and then keep up with their peers. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge overall and have benefited from high quality, focused training.
  • Pupils behave with high levels of respect for each other , starting in the early years.
  • Tolerance is taught explicitly and pupils talk knowledgeably about their school being welcoming and supportive to everyone in the local community. Attendance is a high priority.
  • The extensive range of planned, wider curriculum opportunities is a very strong aspect of the school’s work. Pupils make key decisions around the clubs that are on offer. They talk positively about the importance of having a voice in the school’s decisions.
  • Leaders ensure that staff workload is managed very effectively so that staff can focus on doing their very best for pupils. Staff are overwhelmingly positive about the support they receive.