Edgware Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 December 2022

Leaders have high expectations for pupils. They want pupils to have a happy and successful experience of school. Staff work as a close team to ensure that pupils have a wide range of opportunities to enrich their learning and broaden their interests beyond taught subjects. Pupils are polite, respectful and considerate towards each other. They are cheerful coming to school because they make friends and their teachers help them to learn. Staff seize opportunities to encourage pupils to develop their awareness of current issues at local, national and global levels. For example, pupils shared their ideas with architects and the wider community about local redevelopment projects. The eco council organises energy-saving and waste-reduction activities. Pupils enjoy attending clubs to pursue and learn new pastimes, including sewing and model building. Leaders make sure that everyone has the chance to participate. Pupils take on roles of responsibility, including as sports ambassadors who encourage others to take part in physical activities. Mental health pupil champions receive guidance on how to look after their own and others' emotional well-being. Leaders make sure that staff spot rare instances of bullying and help pupils to resolve any issues swiftly. Pupils are safe in school.

What the school should improve

• Some subject leaders are in the early stages of developing their role. Routines for identifying staff training needs and providing support are not well established. Occasionally, where staff teach beyond their areas of subject expertise, pupils' errors or misunderstandings are not picked up and resolved. Recently appointed subject leaders should implement their intended development programme to identify and address weaker areas of staff subject knowledge.

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