Fleet Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 October 2022

Pupils enjoy school. They are happy and safe. Leaders make sure that pupils are polite and friendly and that everyone is made welcome. Staff know the pupils and local community well. The curriculum enables pupils to learn a wide range of subjects. Music and the performing arts have a high priority. Pupils love to showcase their talents in assemblies, music and in concerts. All staff have high expectations for pupils. They are determined that pupils enjoy learning and achieve well. This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are well behaved in class. They are eager to learn and enthusiastic in responding to teachers' questions. Bullying is never tolerated and when it does occur, pupils said it is always dealt with quickly. Leaders create lots of high-quality opportunities for pupils' wider personal development. Pupils enjoy talking and writing about outings and visits to museums, theatres and places of worship. Leaders and staff organise a wide range of opportunities within school to enrich the academic curriculum, such as sports, arts and music clubs. Pupils actively support a wide range of local and global charities.

What the school should improve

• Most staff have expertise in delivering the new phonics scheme. However, a few are less secure, which occasionally leads to misconceptions. Leaders need to ensure that all staff are provided with phonics training to ensure that the school's new phonics programme is implemented consistently well.
• In some subjects, teaching does not check what pupils know and can remember before moving on to new learning. Sometimes, this means that pupils find it difficult to learn new content when they do not have secure understanding of underpinning concepts. Leaders need to ensure that teachers identify any gaps in pupils' learning before intro- ducing new content.

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