Bond Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 October 2024

The school is ambitious for all pupils. They strive to create 'confident, lifelong learners' and have designed a curriculum that is well planned and sequenced. Reading and communication is purposefully planned to be at the heart of all learning. The school supports all pupils to communicate well. This clear focus on language starts in the early years. Typically, parents and carers are happy with the school's support. The school works purposefully to forge close working relationships with parents. They use this partnership with families to encourage ambitious expectations for academic work and high attendance. The school teaches pupils how to behave well. As a result, pupils are respectful to both adults and their peers. Routines are well established and support pupils to make the right choices. Pupils value their working relationships with staff and feel safe in school. If any problems occur, pupils feel confident that staff will work to alleviate any issues. Pupils are proud of their community and the school creates valuable opportunities to celebrate different cultures and heritages. For example, in the popular school 'Carnival' festival, pupils and families come together to create outfits and showcase their artwork. In addition to this, pupils benefit from the extra-curricular clubs on offer. These range from gardening clubs to sporting activities.

What the school should improve

• Despite robust efforts from the school to encourage regular attendance, the school's attendance rates are just below national averages. This means that some pupils miss out on essential learning over time or have gaps in their learning. Leaders should continue to work closely with families and other stakeholders to remove any barriers to regular attendance.
• In some subjects, teachers do not make effective use of information from their checks on pupils' learning. While they have a clear picture of what pupils have learned and remembered from the curriculum over time, they do not use this information to adapt the planned curriculum for further learning. This means that pupils' learning of key knowledge is less well developed. The school should develop teachers' understanding of how to adapt and adjust the curriculum in light of information that they receive about pupils' knowledge and understanding of the curriculum.

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