Clehonger CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 November 2024

Clehonger Church of England Primary School is a friendly and welcoming school. Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive school and attend well. The school is an important part of the community. The school's core values lie at the heart of its work. From the moment pupils start at the school, they are encouraged to show respect, resilience and take responsibility. Positive relationships are a high priority for the school. One pupil reflected this well stating, 'We all respect each other in this school.' The school has prioritised the development of the curriculum so that it better meets the needs of all pupils. Leaders are ambitious. The school has worked effectively to raise expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils work hard in lessons to meet these high expectations. While leaders have taken steps to improve the quality of education pupils receive, it is still early days. There is a collective ambition to ensure the new curriculum is implemented effectively. Pupils benefit from trusting relationships with adults. They are confident that staff will listen to any worries they may have. As a result, pupils feel happy and valued. They learn how to keep themselves safe. Pupils are polite and well-mannered. They behave well in lessons and around the school.

What the school should improve

• The curriculum is not yet being implemented consistently well. As a result, some pupils do not develop a secure and understanding of the curriculum. The school needs to ensure that the curriculum is implemented effectively to ensure all pupils learn well over time and progress as well as possible through the curriculum.
• In some subjects, some teachers do not always deliver the content of the curriculum with sufficient clarity. This is because their subject knowledge is not secure. As a result, some pupils do not always embed the knowledge and skills needed. The school needs to strengthen teachers' subject knowledge to ensure that pupils achieve well in all subjects.
• In some subjects, some pupils are not consistently able to connect what they are currently learning with what they have learned previously. As a result, in these subjects, pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they could. The school should ensure that all pupils can make connections between their prior and current learning in all subjects so that they can deepen their knowledge of the curriculum.

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