Easton Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 31 January 2023

Pupils like coming to Easton Primary School. They respond well to their teachers' high expectations and enjoy their learning. They especially appreciate 'maths challenges' and reading lessons. Pupils have very positive attitudes, showing resilience in their learning and behaving well. This helps pupils to do well in most subjects. Pupils play kindly together at break times. Bullying happens rarely. There are clear processes for dealing with any incidents of bullying. Pupils are confident that adults will stop any poor behaviour straightaway. Pupils have many opportunities to take on responsibilities, such as being e-safety advocates who promote the best way for other pupils to stay safe online. They enjoy taking part in the many opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. This includes in residential visits, choir performances, sporting tournaments, the breakfast club and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics club. In providing this wide range of opportunities, leaders enable pupils to be involved with activities that they may not otherwise experience.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, assessment is not used consistently to check pupils' understanding and secure their learning. When this happens, pupils do not get the practise they need to secure new concepts. Leaders should ensure that assessment across all subject areas is robust in identifying where pupils are ready to move on, or where gaps in learning need to be addressed.
• In a few subjects, the content and lesson activities do not always match the appropriate stage of the pupils' learning. As a result, pupils find the learning too easy or too difficult, which in turn hinders their acquisition of new knowledge. Leaders should ensure that teaching across all subjects builds well on what pupils already know.

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