Fleggburgh CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 March 2023

Pupils are happy and safe. They are known and valued as individuals. Staff care not only about pupils' academic progress but also their wider needs. Pupils trust that staff will help them to resolve any worries they may have. Staff address pupils' concerns well before they become bullying issues. Pupils read regularly and become fluent readers. Staff have high expectations for pupils' learning. Pupils in mixed-age classes, usually have work that is well matched to their needs. However, occasionally, teachers do not extend and build on pupils' learning from previous years well enough. Pupils learn to treat each other with tolerance and respect. They learn about the importance of this through regular assemblies. Older pupils support younger pupils, for example, by listening to them read. Pupils concentrate and follow classroom routines, so they learn without disruption. Farm visits linked to the harvest and a cathedral trip linked to the Easter story, give pupils real-world experiences that relate to their learning in class. Pupils benefit from linking up with other schools for competitions but would value a greater range of clubs.

What the school should improve

• In a few cases, leaders have not ensured that what pupils learn, builds and extends on what they have learned before. This is because teachers have not checked pupils' prior knowledge and understanding carefully enough, to know when pupils are already secure in their understanding of important knowledge and are ready to move to deepening their learning. In these cases, pupils do not extend and develop their knowledge as well as they might, as activities are not well matched to what they need to learn. Leaders need to ensure that teachers plan learning activities that are based on careful assessment of what pupils already know, so they build on pupils' previous learning effectively.

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