Drayton Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 September 2023

Pupils are proud to attend this welcoming school where everyone flourishes. They understand the school's values, which include kindness and teamwork. One parent expressed the views of many by commenting, 'Drayton sits at the heart of the community.' The school has high ambition for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils engage highly in lessons and value the support that staff provide. This helps them to typically achieve well across the curriculum. They love to share their learning and talk enthusiastically about the interesting topics they study. Pupils behave well. The calm and purposeful environment enables pupils to focus on learning. Pupils take care of their environment and go out of their way to give others a helping hand. They value how staff listen to them and help them to resolve any worries. Pupils benefit from a range of exciting experiences. They develop interests through different opportunities such as the community choir, gymnastics, drama and football. Pupils are supported to enhance their understanding of the wider world through trips to museums, art galleries, the theatre and the River Thames. They take great delight in working in the forest school.

What the school should improve

• Pupils struggle to fluently recall number and calculation strategies. As a result, their learning in mathematics is slowed. The school should ensure that staff emphasise the most important mathematics content and then check that pupils have learned and remembered it.

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