Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 March 2023

Pupils in this school show a love for learning. This is a happy and safe place for pupils to learn. There are strong relationships throughout the school. Adults set high expectations through an ambitious and interesting curriculum. Pupils talk positively about the rewards and praise they receive from staff for their hard work, achievement and for making positive behaviour choices. In lessons, pupils behave well. They begin their work quickly and with enthusiasm and enjoyment. Pupils move around school calmly. They are unfailingly polite. Staff embed strong routines for learning in classrooms. These routines help pupils to develop their independence and confidence. Pupils understand bullying. They recognise the difference between bullying and 'falling out'. They have well-placed confidence in leaders to deal with any type of bullying incident if it were to happen. The small proportion of pupils who need help with their behaviour say that what helps them the most is that they are listened to and cared for by staff. Pupils are kind to each other. Leaders record behaviour incidents and share this information with governors. Leaders miss some opportunities to carefully analyse these behaviour incidents to spot any pupils who may need more help to meet adults' high expectations for pupils' behaviour.

What the school should improve

• The assessment of reading and mathematics for pupils who are falling behind in their learning is not frequent or detailed enough. As a result, some of these pupils are not catching up quickly enough with their peers. Leaders should ensure that assessment identifies the exact aspect of phonics and mathematics which pupils are finding difficult and that the correct support is put in place to support pupils to catch up quickly.
• Leaders do not analyse behaviour incidents at the level of detail needed to allow them to spot patterns or trends for a small minority of pupils. As a result, some behaviours that are repeated by this small proportion of pupils are not identified as quickly as they could be. Leaders should ensure that their systems for breaking down and analysing behaviour incidents according to type are further refined to help them spot these patterns quickly and put in place, where necessary, further support and curriculum changes.

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