Fishponds CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 9 March 2022

Pupils enjoy their time at school. They are confident and successful in their learning. They are proud to live up to the school's Christian values. They learn about how these values are reflected in a range of world religions and cultures. Pupils enjoy taking part in a wide range of after-school activities. These help them develop their skills in sport, music and cookery. Pupils are polite, collaborate well in their learning and show respect for each other's opinions. Staff have high and consistent expectations of pupils' behaviour. From early years onwards, staff help pupils to reflect on their behaviour and to manage their feelings. Staff care for pupils and keep them safe. They are highly skilled in supporting pupils' emotional needs. Pupils say that staff help them to restore relationships when there have been fallings-out or rare cases of bullying. Pupils enjoy taking on responsibilities. They are proud to act as school councillors and digital leaders. Pupils take responsibility for raising money to support international, local and national charities. For example, Year 2 pupils used their harvest celebration to raise money to provide a school bus for children in the Dominican Republic.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, assessment is not used consistently well to check pupils' understanding and inform future teaching. This slows pupils' learning down. Leaders should ensure that assessment is used consistently well so that pupils can build on their prior learning to develop the knowledge they should in every subject.

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