Bedford Drive Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 15 November 2022

Pupils are proud to attend Bedford Drive Primary School. Staff greet parents, carers and pupils in the school yard as they arrive at school each morning. Pupils are eager to get into school and start learning. They feel safe and well cared for by staff. Pupils know that if they have a worry, there is someone who will support them. Pupils consider the best thing about the school to be their teachers. They said that this is because staff are always there to help them when needed. Leaders and staff set high expectations of pupils. Pupils, including children in the early years, behave well in lessons, when moving around the school and at breaktimes. Pupils are polite and respectful. They look after each other and say that bullying is rare. However, if it should happen, staff deal with it quickly. Staff are ambitious for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They have designed a curriculum that motivates pupils to want to learn more. Pupils enjoy their lessons and they work hard. Pupils have opportunities to develop their leadership skills through roles as school councillors, play leaders and 'well-being warriors'. They help to improve playtimes for their peers and support each other to understand how to stay healthy.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders are still finalising what they want pupils to learn and when some curriculum content should be learned. This means that, in these subjects, teachers are not as clear about how to design learning and this leads to some pupils having gaps in their knowledge. Leaders should finalise their curriculum thinking in these subjects so that teachers are clear about what pupils should be learning and when this content should be taught.
• In a small number of subjects, teachers are still developing how best to adapt the delivery of the curriculum to meet the needs of some pupils with SEND. This means that, from time to time, some pupils with SEND are hindered in their learning of the intended curriculum. Leaders should ensure that staff are supported well to adapt how they deliver the curriculum for pupils with SEND so that this group of pupils can learn the same ambitious curriculum as well as their peers.

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