Ashmead Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 November 2022

Pupils enjoy coming to school and are enthusiastic about learning. Pupils are proud of their achievements. Many pupils said that everyone is accepted at the school. Pupils who join the school other than at the usual start times said that it is easy to make new friends here. Pupils behave calmly in class and around the school. This is because pupils know what leaders expect. School staff have consistent and high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Pupils know to report any concerns that may arise. If any bullying occurs, staff address it and get it to stop. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders are equally ambitious for pupils' personal and academic development. Many parents and carers said that this is why their children enjoy being part of the school. Leaders provide pupils with a range of wider opportunities. This includes making sure that pupils are able to attend educational visits and work with visiting authors and musicians. Pupils talked enthusiastically about visiting a village outside London, learning how to play the ukulele and participating in multisports and gymnastics clubs.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders have not identified the most important knowledge that pupils should know and remember. As a result, teaching does not make important knowledge explicit and tries to cover too much. This means that not all pupils in these subjects are learning well enough. Leaders should continue their work in developing the curriculum so that it identifies the most important knowledge that pupils need to know and remember in all subjects. Leaders should make this knowledge explicit to teachers.

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