Ebbsfleet Green Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 March 2023

Pupils are happy and well cared for in this school at the heart of the Ebbsfleet Green community. They learn the school's values of growth, respect, enjoyment, aspiration and togetherness. Leaders encourage pupils to live out the values in day-to-day school life by focusing well on their lessons and contributing to the school community. Older pupils inspire younger ones to read by partnering with them as reading buddies. At lunchtime, they take their roles as family dining champions seriously, serving out the food on their family group tables with care. Pupils are proud to share their learning when parents and carers come into school for the 'big outcome' class celebrations. In these events, pupils become the teachers, leading curriculum activities for the adults to experience. These occasions provide opportunities for pupils to build their self-confidence by working in teams and speaking publicly. Leaders have high expectations for behaviour and well-established routines are applied consistently. As a result, pupils approach their learning positively and concentrate well in lessons. They are calm when walking around school, holding doors open for visitors considerately. Bullying hardly ever happens in this school. If pupils do experience unkindness, they speak to their teachers who help them resolve issues quickly, so it does not happen again.

What the school should improve

• Leadership of the curriculum is less well developed in a few subjects. Teachers do not have a deep understanding of the content or how best to ensure pupils learn these subjects. Senior leaders should continue to develop new curriculum leaders' knowledge and skills so they in turn can support teachers' practice.

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