Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 May 2026

Pupils feel safe and are happy. They behave wonderfully and enjoy their school day whether learning in the classroom or playing together. Pupils know what is expected of them. Behaviour incidents, including bullying, occur rarely. When they do happen, they are dealt with quickly and effectively. The relationships between pupils and staff are very positive. Pupils attend school well and those with lower attendance get the support they need so that their attendance improves rapidly. Pupils value how high attendance is celebrated together as a community. Pupils appreciate the wide range of curriculum enrichment activities available for them to take part in. These include dodgeball, chess, nature club, and choir. Pupils understand the school’s mission of, ‘small steps to big dreams,’ well and experience this through their daily school lives. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and more vulnerable pupils, develop a clear sense of belonging. All pupils are included fully in school life. Support for pupils with SEND is highly effective. Pupils’ needs are identified skilfully, involving external specialists where necessary. Leaders have a clear understanding of the barriers faced by disadvantaged pupils and other vulnerable pupils at the school. Staff value their pupils and their families. This helps to create a positive, welcoming school community. Generally, pupils enjoy their learning and develop secure knowledge and skills across the curriculum. By the end of key stage 2, pupils' reading, writing and mathematics knowledge and skills are secure and they are well prepared for their next stage of education. However, at times, some teaching activities across the curriculum are not as precisely matched to pupils’ needs as they could be. This means that a small proportion of pupils do not consistently build on their prior knowledge and skills as securely as they could.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is implemented highly effectively across year groups and subjects, so that all groups of pupils make strong progress across the curriculum, reflected in improved and sustained end of key stage 2 published assessment results over time.
• Leaders should ensure that teaching activities in lessons are matched precisely to pupils’ needs so that pupils build on what they know effectively across all curriculum subjects.
• Leaders should ensure that pupils develop secure and detailed knowledge across the personal, social, health and relationships curriculum, including deeper understanding and respect for protected characteristics, fundamental British values and diversity in modern Britain.

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