Canon Pyon CofE Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 May 2023

An overwhelming sense of community, with strong relationships between pupils and staff, strikes you as you arrive at Canon Pyon Primary. Pupils are happy in school. All pupils look out for each other and support each other's individual needs. Pupils are safe and they say that poor behaviour is very rare. Where pupils need support to manage their behaviour, or focus on their learning, staff manage this calmly and consistently. If pupils fall out, staff work with them to sort out issues quickly. Leaders have high expectations for all pupils. They have designed a curriculum that enables pupils to achieve well, and they do. Most pupils understand what they need to do. This helps them to have good attitudes to their learning. Pupils are very enthusiastic about reading. They enjoy the many opportunities to read to an adult or to themselves. Leaders place literacy and numeracy at the heart of pupils' learning. This enables pupils to securely develop these skills. Leaders place an exceptionally strong emphasis on pupils' personal development. Pupils can explain their understanding of fundamental British values, equality and diversity. Pupil 'school leaders' and 'warriors of worship' (WOW) successfully organise sports activities and collective worship.

What the school should improve

• In key stage 1, some pupils do not always understand what they are learning and cannot recall the learning later on. As a result, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and struggle to build on prior learning. Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently check that key stage 1 pupils understand what they have to do and can then recall the key learning at a later point.

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