Feering Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 October 2022

Pupils feel happy and safe at Feering Church of England Primary School. They enjoy break- and lunchtimes and play well together. Older pupils enjoy helping younger pupils during these times. Pupils behave well in and out of lessons. Well-trained staff support pupils to learn how to manage their feelings and emotions. Bullying is rare. When it does happen, pupils know that staff will help them to deal with it. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum. They work hard to achieve the high expectations leaders have of them. Pupils love reading. They like the diverse stories that teachers read to them. These stories also help pupils to develop their understanding of other cultures. Pupils understand the importance of treating people who are different from them fairly and equally. Pupils are respectful of adults and each other. They speak with pride about how everyone looks after each other at school. Pupils enjoy the many opportunities on offer to them. Trips and visitors help pupils to learn more about the topics they study. They enjoy going to clubs such as computing or brick construction club. Older pupils relish opportunities to be playground buddies and leaders of collective worship. These roles help pupils to learn about responsibility.

What the school should improve

• Some staff who are less experienced in their roles do not use their checks on pupils' understanding consistently well to adapt their teaching. This means that teachers sometimes do not identify when pupils need to embed new learning or deepen existing learning. Leaders must ensure that all staff use checks on pupils' learning effectively to adapt their teaching and so help pupils to build effectively on what they already know and can do.

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