Filton Hill Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 16 July 2024

Filton Hill is a welcoming school. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and nurturing. Pupils feel safe. They have many trusted adults they can talk to should they have any worries. Staff value pupils as individuals. Following the last inspection, leadership and staffing at the school have experienced uncertainty. The trust has since appointed a new leadership team. The team recognised the areas where the school needed to improve. Its relentless work has had a positive impact. Pupils know the school values: 'Ready, Respectful, Safe'. Pupils explained that bullying is rare, but if it does happen, staff help them resolve any worries they may have. The school has made improvements to the curriculum. Pupils are starting to respond to the higher aspirations that the school has for their learning. These are helping to improve pupils' achievement across subjects. However, they are not fully embedded. As a result, in 2023, pupils' outcomes in national tests were low in reading, writing and mathematics at key stage 2. Pupils have access to a range of wider opportunities. Many educational visits take place in the local area. Pupils also take on positions of responsibility, such as becoming members of the student council or play leaders. Pupils frequently help others and try to be a 'bucket-filler' by demonstrating kindness.

What the school should improve

• Teaching does not always carefully check how well pupils have learned new subject content. As a result, gaps in pupils' knowledge are not routinely identified. The school should ensure that there is greater consistency in the use of assessment so that pupils' understanding is systematically checked.
• There are aspects of the curriculum that have been recently developed to increase levels of ambition. These subjects are not fully embedded and are not yet having the intended impact on pupils, especially for pupils who have experienced disjointed staffing. The school should ensure that all aspects of the curriculum are fully embedded so that they have a positive impact on pupils' learning.
• The school is working closely with parents and carers to improve pupils' attendance. However, the attendance of some pupils is still too low. As a result, these pupils miss out on important learning. The school should strengthen further the work it is doing to improve the attendance of pupils who are persistently absent.

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