Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 February 2025

Chaddesley Corbett is a welcoming and inclusive school where pupils feel happy and safe. Pupils' well-being is a high priority. Staff know pupils well and build positive relationships with them. Pupils trust adults to help them with any problems they may have. The school is calm, orderly and purposeful. Pupils behave well. They know the school rules for good behaviour and follow them by being 'ready, respectful, safe'. Pupils listen carefully to staff and are sensible when moving around the school. Pupils are kind to one another and help each other out. They treat each other with a high level of respect. The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum. Pupils enjoy learning and are keen to share all they know and can do. They achieve well as they move through the curriculum. This is because the school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve. The curriculum is enriched with trips and visitors, which help bring learning to life. Pupils benefit from an exciting range of outdoor learning activities. The school teaches pupils about leadership and teamwork. For example, pupils who are members of the pupil parliament positively contribute to school life. There are some extra-curricular clubs, such as hockey and cricket. There are many opportunities for pupils to take part in sporting events.

What the school should improve

• Assessment information is not used as effectively as it could be to help strengthen the curriculum and address gaps in pupils' knowledge. This means some gaps in pupils' learning are not addressed quickly enough. The school should ensure that assessment processes in all subjects are robust and accurate so that the curriculum can be adapted to meet the needs of pupils.
• The school has not ensured that all staff deliver the phonics programme consistently well. This means some pupils do not benefit from high-quality phonics teaching. The school should ensure staff develop the expertise they need to teach phonics well so all pupils are supported to learn to read as well as they can.
• In the early years, some tasks designed to support children's independent learning do not provide sufficient opportunities to extend children's learning. As a result, some children do not build the foundational knowledge and skills they need. The school should further strengthen the design and delivery of these aspects of the early years curriculum so children are well prepared for their learning in Year 1.

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