Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 26 November 2024

Everyone is welcome and everyone matters in this school. Each pupil is valued for who they are and what they bring to the school family. Every adult involved in the school has one aim: to provide the very best education and experience for every individual pupil. The level of pastoral care is exceptional. All staff go out of their way to make pupils feel safe, happy and able to learn. By following the school's code of 'GEM powers', pupils learn to be kind, resilient and independent. Pupils thrive in this environment. They behave well and work hard. As a result, their achievement is strong. They learn the school's ambitious curriculum well. The school serves pupils with a very wide range of needs. Within the school community, there is a significant number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Some of these pupils require highly specialised provision. The school goes to great lengths to provide the facilities and expert teaching that these pupils need. This helps pupils of all abilities to participate in school fully. For these pupils, progress comes in very small steps. The school achieves its aim for them. There is much to celebrate about how well these pupils succeed.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, teacher's checks do not focus well enough on whether pupils are developing the skills they need. This means, for example, that teachers do not know if pupils are learning to think scientifically or like an historian or geographer. This can stop pupils from achieving highly across the whole curriculum. The school must ensure that assessment helps teachers to check pupils' learning of both knowledge and skills securely across all subjects.

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