Cherrywood Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 March 2025

Cherrywood is a happy and welcoming school. Parents and carers speak highly of how staff 'go the extra mile' in the care and support that they provide. The school is committed to building strong relationships with the community. It seeks every opportunity to work with families and to support pupils with their learning, both at school and at home. Pupils generally behave well and build positive and respectful friendships with their peers. They trust staff to keep them safe. The school is ambitious for pupils to thrive in both their learning and wider development. Pupils achieve well throughout the school and model positive values. They understand the importance of good physical health and enjoy the many opportunities they have to participate in sports activities. Pupils enjoy special events, such as 'cultural week', which helps them to experience different customs from around the world. They appreciate the trips that help to enrich their learning. This is a highly inclusive school. Staff really understand the challenges that some pupils may face. They help pupils to be reflective and mindful of how their actions can affect others. As a result, most pupils make positive and kind choices.

What the school should improve

• Some teaching of reading does not help pupils to secure and apply their phonics skills accurately. As a result, some pupils do not learn to read as quickly or well as they should. The school should ensure all staff have the expertise to teach phonics and reading effectively.
• The school's work to challenge prejudicial language is not consistently effective. While the vast majority of pupils behave well and show positive attitudes, a very small number continue to use discriminatory language. The school should redouble its efforts to ensure discriminatory behaviours are successfully challenged and not enabled to spread.

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