Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 January 2023

The school's seven core values of happiness, perseverance, cooperation, kindness, courage, honesty and respect permeate throughout the school. Pupils are happy at school. They work with each other to live out the school's motto of 'aim high, believe; fly high, achieve'. During playtimes, they make good use of the creative opportunities on offer. Pupils play together in the multi-use games area and make sure everyone can join in. Leaders have established high expectations for behaviour and pupils rise to these. Pupils understand the three rules of being ready, respectful and safe. Pupils treat each other with kindness. They are confident that bullying is a rare event and adults will swiftly deal with any issues. Anti-bullying ambassadors and peer mediators support pupils if they have any concerns. The school has high ambitions for all pupils. There is a sharp focus on ensuring that everyone has the support they need to succeed. This results in pupils achieving well. Leaders aim to raise aspirations for all pupils and take effective action to realise this. This is recognised by parents, and a common view was summarised by one parent who shared that, 'The school have always been extremely helpful, kind and supportive.'

What the school should improve

• In a small number of foundation subjects, work to refine the curriculum is not yet complete. This means that pupils do not achieve as well as they could across all areas of the curriculum. Leaders need to ensure that the curriculum in all subjects supports pupils to remember key content over time.

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