Clarborough Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 January 2022

Pupils are proud of their school. They follow the school's motto to 'Be the best you can be!' They like coming to school each day to learn, either in their classrooms or the school's exciting corridor areas, such as the 'jungle' or 'under the sea'. Pupils say that staff are very caring towards them. They are particularly grateful for the way staff are helping them through the COVID-19 pandemic. They told the inspector how staff listen to pupils and support them with their well-being. They are very happy that school clubs, such as computing and choir, have begun again. Pupils are also keen to explain how teachers have checked what knowledge their pupils have learned. Teachers are revisiting parts of the curriculum that pupils are less sure about. Pupils can see that the good education they receive is helping them to catch up quickly. Staff want every pupil to attain well. Pupils feel safe at Clarborough. They say that theirs is a happy school. Everyone gets on well. There is very little bullying, and pupils say that if it does happen staff sort it out without delay. Pupils are equally respectful to adults and to each other.

What the school should improve

• The curriculum for PE and for languages does not contain as much precision in terms of progression and sequencing as is found across all other subjects. Although plans make it very clear how knowledge and skills within each year group build upon what is taught in the preceding year, there is less detail on how teachers should order their lessons and what pupils need to learn and remember at every point. This risks pupils not always making the progress they might. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum for these two subjects makes this more explicit, so that teachers can deliver intended outcomes with complete clarity across the curriculum.

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