Abbey Meads Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 16 May 2023

Abbey Meads Community Primary School provides a high level of care for all pupils. The school is inclusive and welcoming. Staff develop highly respectful relationships with pupils. Pupils and parents and carers value the strong sense of community the school develops. The headteacher has high ambitions for all pupils. He instils a strong sense of cooperation and teamwork. There is a culture of high expectations for all. Pupils' behaviour is impeccable in lessons and around the school. They diligently follow the routines teachers set. Bullying is very rare. Pupils say that leaders deal with it rapidly and effectively. They feel very happy and safe at this school. Pupils study a well-constructed curriculum. Leaders place a high priority on pupils' academic and character development. Pupils explain how the school's values of respect, responsibility and kindness strengthen everything the school does. Staff expect pupils to be as independent as they can be. They insist that pupils make the maximum effort in all activities and subjects. Leaders and staff strive to work effectively with parents and carers. Parents and carers and staff praise the leadership at the school. Many comment on the sense of nurture and support given to every child.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, leaders do not have a secure understanding of how well pupils have learned the intended curriculum. This means that, in these subjects, assessment does not precisely identify whether pupils secure the knowledge leaders expect them to. Leaders should use assessment to check what pupils know and remember in their subjects and use this information to prepare them for the next steps in their learning.

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