Caddington Village School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 December 2024

Pupils talk positively about their school and the friendships they make. Pupils are keen to do well. They are focused in lessons. Children in early years quickly and happily settle into routines. Pupils are motivated by the rewards the new behaviour approach offers. This has had a positive impact on behaviour around the school. Pupils are confident that adults address any unkindness. They have trusted adults to share any worries with. Pupils know that staff want them to succeed. They like all the different subjects they learn about. Children in early years secure the knowledge and learning habits they need ready for Year 1. From the outset, pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well supported to learn to read. Pupils enjoy visiting the school library and having stories read to them. By the end of Year Six, most pupils achieve well in national assessments, which prepares them for secondary school. Pupils appreciate going on trips and having visitors into school. This includes liaising with a partner school in Germany. These opportunities broaden pupils' horizons. Pupils are enjoying the recently introduced 'community champions' programme. These new leadership roles, such as for well-being and the environment, are helping pupils become more responsible citizens.

What the school should improve

• Staff are still getting used to the updated curriculum content. In some subjects, this means the work that some pupils produce is not sufficiently detailed and some pupils are not able to demonstrate a depth of understanding. The school needs to check that the level of detailed knowledge pupils need to know is explicitly understood by staff. The school then needs to check that pupils can recall this knowledge in the depth intended.
• The work some pupils, including some with SEND, are set is not consistently meeting their specific needs. This means gaps in knowledge remain or pupils miss opportunities to extend their knowledge further. The school needs to ensure that staff are using checks on learning to adapt provision for pupils effectively, so that they achieve more highly.
• Some parents feel that they need more information about how the school supports their child. The school needs to continue their work to ensure parents are well informed and have their views taken into account. Governors need to check that parents' feedback shows that this is being successfully addressed.

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