Ermington Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 June 2024

Pupils flourish at Ermington Primary School. They epitomise the school values of care, pride and resilience. This is the result of the highly effective provision for their wider, personal development, which builds on a secure academic education. Younger pupils view the older pupils as positive role models. Older pupils take pride in their responsibilities, which makes a difference to the school and their peers. Community and a sense of belonging is at the heart of this school. It gives pupils what they need to prepare them for a fulfilling future and to be confident, self-aware participants in their chosen communities. Pupils attend well because they want to be in school. Relationships are strong and nurturing. Pupils say that the best thing about the school is the staff and how well they know them. They value what this gives them to enable them to learn successfully and meet the high expectations staff have of them. Parents and carers agree with their children's high praise for the school. They praise the dedication of staff to increase their children's social and emotional development. Parents appreciate the impact this has on their children so that they can follow the ambitious aspirations the school encourages and supports them to have.

What the school should improve

• For a minority of pupils, there is not enough specificity and explicit design to deepen learning or reduce barriers to learning. Consequently, these pupils do not get the precise learning they need to achieve the best possible outcomes. The trust must ensure that there is a clear and intentional design for those pupils who require further practice and consolidation at a deeper level of understanding and those who need adaptations to overcome barriers to learning because of their SEND.
• Some subjects are not as developed and embedded as others. Where this is the case, the design and the assessment of the curriculum does not make the best possible impact on how well pupils learn. Furthermore, pupils do not enthuse about these subjects as much as they do where the curriculum is well designed and inspires them. The trust should work to ensure that all subjects are as successful and embedded as they are where the curriculum is at its strongest.

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