Andover Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 17 June 2025

This is a warm and friendly school where pupils are keen to live out the school's values of 'love, courage and forgiveness'. They behave well, work hard and have positive attitudes towards learning. Pupils show respect for others and embrace difference. New pupils are warmly welcomed into the inclusive school community. Pupils respond well to staff's high expectations. Low-level disruption is rare, and classrooms are calm and purposeful places of learning. Pupils get along well. Breaktimes and lunchtimes are a hive of activity. Pupils keep fit on the 'trim trail', play games of football or take part in craft activities. Pupils develop their talents and interests in a variety of ways. These include learning to play the ukulele and competing against local schools in a range of sporting events. The school has raised its expectations of what pupils should learn and has made improvements to the curriculum since the last inspection. This is helping pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to learn well. However, these changes have not had sufficient time to have an impact on how well pupils achieve. As a result, pupils have gaps in their knowledge.

What the school should improve

• The delivery of the curriculum is not consistent across all key stages. Consequently, some pupils do not develop sufficient depth in their knowledge and skills. The school must continue to strengthen teacher expertise to ensure all pupils experience a high- quality curriculum and develop a greater depth of knowledge over time.
• In some subjects, the school has not identified the knowledge and skills that it wants pupils to remember precisely enough. As a result, pupils do not build securely on what they have learned and struggle to deepen their understanding over time. The school should continue to develop and embed the curriculum so that it is clear what pupils need to learn and when, in all subjects.
• Too many children arrive late to school. These pupils miss valuable learning and, as a result, have gaps in their knowledge. The school should ensure that robust strategies to reduce lateness are extended so that pupils benefit fully from the curriculum and make progress over time.

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