The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You and your team share a good understanding of how children learn well. There have been improvements in some areas since the last inspection. Pupils now reach higher standards in writing. Senior and middle leaders work together effectively and check on pupils’ progress on a regular basis. While there have been improvements in writing and mathematics, pupils’ progress in reading at the end of key stage 2 declined in 2018. The school believes in valuing the needs of individuals and welcomes contributions from the local community, both of which are very evident in its work. Overall, parents and carers are very positive about the school. Many parents told me that their children benefit from the school’s good-quality care and teaching. There is a strong sense of belonging among pupils, staff, families and governors. Pupils talk enthusiastically about their enjoyment of learning. They collaborate well and treat each other and adults with great respect. Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Leaders, including governors, set high standards to ensure that all children are safe. This responsibility is shared by all staff. Governors also receive safeguarding training. Topics covered this year include: female genital mutilation and preventing radicalisation. Staff know how to safeguard children and demonstrate that they know how to put their training into practice. Leaders implement a robust recruitment process that includes systematic checks on staff, which are recorded on the single central register. The school works closely with external agencies. Referrals are made promptly, and records show that there is a rigorous approach to each case. In my discussions with pupils, it was clear that they feel safe in school and learn about how to stay safe, including when using technology. Younger pupils value having an older pupil as their buddy. Parents and carers confirm that they feel that their children are kept safe at school. Inspection findings We agreed for the first line of enquiry that I would consider how effective the school’s work is in the teaching of reading at key stage 2, particularly for boys and those who are disadvantaged. This is because pupils’ progress in reading has been below that in writing in recent years. Governors and leaders shared with me their vision to develop all pupils’ reading skills. Leaders have introduced a new approach to teaching reading in the last two years. This has impacted positively on pupils’ confidence with reading and their overall understanding of different layers of meaning. In lessons we visited, pupils enjoyed reading. Girls and boys, including those who are disadvantaged, had a good understanding of the features of a text. From Year 3, pupils develop their ability to evaluate what they have read. Pupils in Year 4 and above use their inference skills well. They can give their opinions and views about a text. Pupils respond well to the challenges presented in their reading lessons and show their ability to give detailed evaluations. Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, read challenging texts and enthusiastically discuss their reading, for example their understanding of the characters and their different roles. The children I heard read showed their ability to read with expression and to use their prior learning to confidently decode unknown words. Work in pupils’ English books shows that they write well, following their reading of different texts. Pupils are also able to accurately summarise what they have read. However, in a few cases, their reading comprehension work needs to be further developed. During the inspection, each year group worked with external actors on a Shakespearian play. Pupils were inspired by this and we saw them practising their reading and writing skills to good effect in follow-up lessons. My second line of enquiry explored how the broader curriculum supports the development of basic skills, particularly for those who are disadvantaged. Leaders have revised the curriculum, including a focus on how pupils develop their literacy and numeracy knowledge and skills across all subjects. Pupils spoke positively about their learning in different subjects. Work seen in a range of books showed that all groups of pupils are helped to write at the expected standard and in greater depth. In science, pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, practise their reading skills through carrying out their research. Pupils develop their mathematics skills to a good standard in science and history, for example analysing data from graphs.
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