Easton CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 29 April 2025

Pupils feel safe and welcome at this diverse, inclusive school. The school's vision of 'being different, belonging together' helps pupils to appreciate the common ground that people of different faiths, cultures and backgrounds share. This helps pupils and their families to feel welcome and included in the school community. The school has recently raised its expectations of what pupils can achieve. It is developing a curriculum that is broad and ambitious for all pupils. Published outcomes show that pupils do not achieve well enough. In contrast, pupils attending 'The Meadow' specially resourced provision and those in the early years are well prepared for their next steps. Pupils get high-quality pastoral support, which helps them to settle into the school and to manage any challenges they face. The trips and visitors that the school arranges enhance pupils' learning and broaden their horizons. For instance, work with universities has raised pupils' aspirations for their futures. Pupils behave well. The school environment is harmonious and calm. Praise and rewards remind pupils of the high expectations that staff have of their conduct. Learning is rarely interrupted by poor behaviour. Pupils show respect and kindness in their relationships with others.

What the school should improve

• The recent changes that the school has made to the curriculum and assessment are not embedded. The curriculum is not broad enough and the school is not able to assure itself that pupils gain sufficient knowledge. The trust and school must implement the broader curriculum and assessment effectively in all subjects.
• The school does not ensure that pupils are able to demonstrate their knowledge in their written work. Pupils' writing is not of consistently high quality and does not communicate all that they know and can do. The school needs to ensure that pupils communicate their knowledge in their written work so that their writing reflects the curriculum that they learn.
• The school has been too slow to take action to improve the curriculum. As a result, pupils have not learned a broad and ambitious curriculum that prepares them well for their next stage in education. The school and trust must ensure that they take prompt and robust action when needed, and that they check on the impact of their actions.

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