Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 June 2023

This is an extremely caring, inclusive and supportive school where all pupils learn. Pupils were keen to tell the inspector that one of the best features of their school is their teachers. Pupils, including children in the early years, are happy and safe at school. Leaders and staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour and achievement, including those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils live up to these expectations. They make excellent progress in the curriculum subjects. Staff know pupils well and inspire confidence in them to give their best. The school is a calm place where pupils are well behaved. Classrooms are typically hives of activity where pupils enjoy contributing to lessons. Pupils know what bullying is and say that it does not happen often at this school. Leaders take the rare incidents seriously and take suitable action to resolve them. Pupils love the outdoor space around the school. Children in the early years enjoy planting seeds, growing fruit and playing in the mud kitchen. Older pupils love the outdoor 'chill out' zone. Pupils benefit from a vast array of extra-curricular clubs, trips and visits. For example, they talk with relish about judo club, cookery club and sporting competitions against other local schools.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, teachers' checks do not cover the precise content that pupils have learned over time. This prevents them from identifying accurately, and building on, what pupils should know and remember. Leaders should ensure that assessment strategies are more refined so that teachers can build more effectively on pupils' prior learning and, in turn, help pupils to know and remember more.

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