Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 November 2024

This is a happy school where staff know pupils well. Pupils say that everyone gets on together. They strongly support Chacombe CEVA's 5 Golden Rules and say that staff set a good example to them. Pupils feel safe and are keen to tell visitors how proud they are to be part of their school. They wear their uniforms smartly. As pupils get older, their uniforms are often decorated with shiny badges. These badges show the many responsibilities that pupils have, such as monitors and reading ambassadors, to play a part in their school. Pupils enjoy raising money for the local food bank. They help to run the tuck shop. Extra-curricular clubs, such as choir and science, are popular. Residential visits to Whitemoor Lakes and special workshops to teach skateboarding are much-enjoyed treats. Pupils are well behaved and respectful. Staff care for pupils. There are high expectations for all pupils. Staff help pupils to achieve well. Pupils like their lessons and become fluent readers and young mathematicians. They have opportunities to write about Shackleton's Antarctic expedition and to learn about the geography at Edgehill. They are well prepared for secondary school.

What the school should improve

• The school's approach to checking what pupils know and remember is inconsistent, particularly in the foundation subjects. This means that gaps in pupils' learning, and any misconceptions pupils may have, are not routinely identified and addressed across the curriculum. The school needs to ensure a consistent approach to checking what pupils know and can remember, so that gaps in their learning and misconceptions can be swiftly identified and addressed.

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