Abbey View Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 February 2024

Pupils flourish at Abbey View. They describe their school as 'diverse and welcoming to all'. They live up to the school's values of determination, aspiration, respect and teamwork (DART), which play a key role in daily life. Relationships between pupils and adults are highly respectful. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. They conduct themselves very well around the school. Routines and expectations are established from children's very first days in the early years. Older pupils are role models for younger pupils, demonstrating high levels of self-control. Breaktimes are productive and staff have thought through the social space and equipment carefully. Pupils' high regard for education is evident in their attentiveness and hard work in lessons. The school's motto, 'learning today…leading tomorrow', is evident in pupils' aspirations. They proudly fulfil many leadership opportunities, such as reading champions or representing their peers on the academy council. They volunteer their time to support their peers. Leaders go to great lengths to ensure that every pupil has the chance to participate in all the school has to offer. Pupils access a range of enrichment experiences including trips such as visiting Cotswold Wildlife Park. There is a range of clubs and sporting events for pupils to develop their talents and interests.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects other than English and mathematics, teaching is not integrating prior knowledge into new learning. As a result, pupils are not consistently securing important facts into their long-term memory. The school needs to strengthen retrieval practice in these subjects, to check that prior learning has been retained, and so ensure pupils know and remember more over time.

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