Copnor Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 July 2025

Pupils are proud to show the school's values of resilience, respect and teamwork. These values are clear in how pupils work, behave and treat others. Staff and pupils have strong, caring relationships. This support helps pupils feel safe, known and valued, despite the large size of the school. Pupils also take pride in shaping school life. For example, the school council introduced friendship benches to promote kindness at breaktimes. From the early years, children are taught to care for their well-being. Even Reception pupils can talk about their feelings and ask for help, using tools like 'colour monsters' to understand emotions. Behaviour is excellent across the school. Pupils enjoy a rich variety of planned experiences through their 'cultural passports'. These include trips, visiting speakers and a gradual approach to preparing for residentials. A very high number of pupils take part in extra-curricular clubs and sporting activities, helping them to discover and develop their talents. Leaders remove barriers to participation, resulting in particularly high involvement from disadvantaged pupils. Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils. Improvements they have made to the school since the previous inspection, such as in curriculum design and early reading teaching, reflect this ambition. As a result, pupils are well prepared for the next stage in their education.

What the school should improve

• Some areas of the curriculum are not as well established or consistently implemented as others. As a result, pupils do not build knowledge and skills securely over time in these subjects. The school should ensure that the work pupils complete is closely aligned with the intended content and skills in each subject, enabling effective progress across the curriculum.

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