Cullingworth Village Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 December 2022

Pupils live and breathe the academy trust's shared values of inclusion, compassion, aspiration, resilience and excellence. They have a strong sense of pride in being a member of the school community. Adults and pupils are glad to be members of Team Cullingworth. Leaders have high expectations of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils meet these expectations. They are cheerful and curious and behave well in lessons and at breaktimes. Pupils say that bullying is rare and they are confident that adults would deal with it if it did occur. Pupils are happy and safe at school. Leaders believe in the importance of pupils having experiences beyond the curriculum. They provide many clubs and sporting opportunities that are accessed by a wide range of pupils. Pupils also access outdoor activities and residential visits. During the inspection, pupils were involved in a tree-planting initiative. This is a positive example of pupils leading a project and learning to become active and productive citizens.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, such as history and science, teachers do not check what pupils are learning well enough. This means that they do not have a clear picture of pupils' understanding. Leaders should develop more effective ways to check what pupils are learning in the wider curriculum so that pupils build knowledge consistently well across all subjects.
• In mathematics, some pupils spend too much time reinforcing basic number work that they already know well. This means that they are not progressing to more complex areas of the curriculum, such as problem-solving. Leaders should work with teachers to enable pupils to move on when they are ready to more complex areas of the curriculum.

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