Brayton Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 April 2024

Brayton Church of England Primary School has improved significantly in recent years. New leaders, with the support of the multi-academy trust, have successfully addressed previous weaknesses within the school. Staff and pupils are proud to be part of this friendly school. Many of them told inspectors that it feels 'like a family.' The school has designed an ambitious curriculum, including for pupils with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This starts when pupils first enter the early years. Pupils are starting to benefit from the stronger curriculum that leaders have introduced. There are a small number of subjects where the curriculum is new or still needs refining. Pupils are happy and safe. They are proud of their school. Pupils attend well and come to school enthusiastic to learn. Lessons are rarely disrupted by poor behaviour. Pupils are kind to each other and bullying is not tolerated by either staff or pupils. Pupils and staff treat each other with respect. The relationships between pupils and staff is a real strength of the school. The Christian ethos of the school helps pupils to develop both spiritually and morally.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the school's curriculum does not identify the most important knowledge that pupils need to know and remember. Pupils do not build a consistent depth of knowledge across all areas of the curriculum. The school should ensure that the most important knowledge that pupils must know and remember across all areas of the curriculum is clearly identified.
• In the early years and in key stage 1, some pupils are set writing tasks that do not match their phonics knowledge. Where this is the case, pupils cannot write or use letters accurately. The school should ensure that pupils get frequent opportunities to practise letter formation that is matched to their phonic knowledge in order to be ready for the next stage of their education.
• The different elements of the school's personal development offer do not align to ensure that pupils develop a rich set of experiences and have an age-appropriate understanding of the protected characteristics or fundamental British values. Sometimes opportunities are missed to fully develop pupils' understanding of these aspects of their development. The school must strengthen its oversight of pupils' wider personal development and ensure that pupils understand this important knowledge so that they are well prepared for life in modern Britain.

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