Cranbrook Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 June 2022

Pupils thrive in this school. Leaders have developed a culture where pupils feel listened to and take an active role in the school. Pupils take on roles of responsibility such as school councillors and school librarians. This builds a genuine feeling of belonging to the school community. Teachers have high expectations for pupils. They encourage pupils to challenge themselves in lessons. Teachers help pupils to develop their confidence and build positive relationships with one another. Pupils develop their understanding of themes such as citizenship through the school's 'Shine' curriculum. This helps them to build an awareness of local and global issues. Pupils delight in rewards offered for good work. This includes incentives to read to Boris, the school dog. Pupils behave well in class and around the school. This is because leaders have high expectations and have established helpful routines. When children misbehave, adults help them improve their behaviours and learn how to manage their emotions. When bullying happens, adults work quickly to put things right. Pupils feel safe. They enjoy playtime and know that if something goes wrong when at play, they can speak to a trusted adult.

What the school should improve

• Leaders have not thought carefully enough about how pupils best learn. As a result, pupils do not always recall essential learning because opportunities to space their learning or make links between different subjects have not been refined in the subject 'learning pathways'. Subject leaders need to build further opportunities for pupils to rehearse prior learning in different subjects in order to help pupils recall and use what they have learned.

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