Bosvigo School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 April 2022

The importance of strong relationships is clear to see at Bosvigo School. It underpins the ethos and values of the school. Pupils enjoy coming to school and most attend well. They appreciate the connections that staff take time to build with them. This helps them to feel safe. Pupils study a broad range of subjects. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils respond positively to this. They work hard and are keen to share what they have learned. Pupils are confident to discuss their thinking and opinions in lessons and beyond the classroom. Pupils conduct themselves well around the school. Older pupils show care, and they nurture younger pupils through roles such as 'playtime pals' and 'buddies'. Pupils say that most pupils behave well, and they trust adults to manage any incidents that may occur. If bullying happens, pupils say that adults manage and resolve this quickly. Leaders develop pupils' wider learning through a range of opportunities and experiences. These include participating in school performances, visits to places such as London, going on 'camp', surfing and holding roles of responsibility. As a result, pupils develop their independence and resilience well.

What the school should improve

• Leaders do not assure themselves of how well the curriculum is being learned in some foundation subjects. Some subject leaders do not have a firm or accurate view of how well pupils are learning the essential subject content in the curriculum. Leaders need to be more robust in checking the impact of their actions and decisions, so that they have an accurate view of the quality of the implementation of the curriculum in all subjects.

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