Belswains Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 March 2023

Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn and achieve well. Pupils' learning is enriched by a range of in-school experiences and visits to settings including parks, museums and sporting events. Pupils also develop their wider interests through attending a range of clubs including science, rock bands and sports clubs. Pupils respond enthusiastically to adults' high expectations of them. From the start of early years, they forge trusting relationships with staff. The care and nurture provided by staff enable pupils to flourish. Pupils trust adults to help and care for them. Pupils feel safe and are kept safe. Pupils behave very well. They know the difference between right and wrong. As pupils grow older, they increasingly make good behaviour choices independently because they understand that it is the right thing to do. They know that they are role models for younger pupils. Pupils are kind and respectful to each other and bullying is rare. Pupils make an important contribution to their school community through pupil leadership roles such as playground prefects, house captains and lunchtime helpers.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, teachers are not delivering the new curriculum in line with leaders' expectations. Some teachers do not have clarity of the important skills and knowledge that they need to teach. They do not check pupils' understanding well enough. Leaders should ensure that teachers know leaders' curriculum expectations and the precise knowledge that pupils need to learn. Leaders should ensure that they check the curriculum is being implemented as they have designed it, and that pupils learn well.

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