Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 June 2024

The school's vision to 'let your light shine' underpins everything that happens at Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School. Pupils and staff are helped to be the best that they can be, academically, personally and socially. The school's values of respect, friendship, happiness, honesty, responsibility and understanding are regularly revisited. Pupils aspire to live up to them each day. Behaviour is exemplary. Pupils are highly polite and courteous to adults and each other. They are consistently attentive in lessons, in and around school. Playtimes are happy and sociable times where everyone gets on. The playground friends, easily identified by their high-visibility vests, are on hand to befriend and play with anyone who might need it. Pupils are motivated by the team points that they can earn. They wear their team point badges with pride. Pupils make a significant contribution to the day to day running and direction of the school. They carry out a wide range of roles, including digital school leaders, school councillors and prefects, to mention but a few. 'Pippa Duty', which involves helping take care of the school dog, is a particular favourite. Pupils, staff and the vast majority of parents and carers are highly positive about the school. As one member of staff said: 'We are all proud to be part of the EB family.'

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not make clear the precise knowledge that pupils are expected to acquire and retain at each stage of their education. As a result, in some subjects, pupils' recall of what they have learned is not as strong as it could be. The school should ensure that the curriculum, across all subjects, makes explicitly clear the precise content that pupils are expected to know and remember at each stage of their education.
• The reading curriculum sets out what pupils are expected to achieve by the end of each year. It does not make clear what pupils are expected to know and be able to do at each stage through the school year. As a result, the school cannot be sure that content is being taught and learned in the best or most logical order. The school should ensure that the reading curriculum is fully sequenced.

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