Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 June 2023

Leaders have created a safe and happy community. Leaders want pupils to be 'respectful, courageous and safe'. Pupils live up to this motto well. They enjoy school. Pupils are caring and supportive of each other. They have a strong sense of fairness and equality. They believe in helping everyone to 'be the best they can be'. Staff encourage positive behaviour and have high expectations of pupils' conduct. Lessons are calm and purposeful. Pupils are keen to learn. They stay on task. They play well together at social times. Bullying is extremely rare. If poor behaviour happens, pupils tell an adult. The adults sort out problems quickly and effectively. Pupils have opportunities to take on responsibilities, such as joining the pupil leadership team. They are mature and respectful when discussing their ideas with others. They enjoy belonging to a 'house' within school. It gives them a sense of belonging and a healthy pride. Pupils in Year 6 are well prepared for the next steps in their education. Leaders have formed close links with the local secondary, and the infant school, to make sure that the curriculum joins up across all phases.

What the school should improve

• Some of the knowledge that pupils need in order to reach the curriculum goals is not consistently identified in a small number of subjects. Teachers are sometimes unclear about the small steps to teach in order to help pupils learn and remember the aims of the curriculum. Leaders should continue refining the curriculum so that teachers know what the most important underlying knowledge is and check that pupils have learned it.

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