Fressingfield Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 July 2022

Pupils are proud of their school and are enthusiastic about learning. Pupils feel safe and say that bullying is extremely rare. If it happens, pupils say that they can speak to a teacher and it will stop. Pupils behave well and listen carefully. They work collaboratively together and are respectful to visitors. They love to talk about the many things they like about their school. Pupils have access to a wide range of activities at play time. They can read, play sports, care for the guinea pigs and do gardening. Pupils have a number of clubs that they can take part in to further enrich their learning. Pupils feel valued. They know that leaders listen to their ideas. They have many opportunities to lead. This includes, for example, becoming a school librarian, helping younger children to read, or being on the school council. Pupils are highly respectful. They show tolerance and compassion towards others, for example, the anti-bullying ambassadors led a whole-school assembly to raise awareness of autism spectrum disorder.

What the school should improve

• While teachers address mistakes made by pupils in lessons, this is not always remembered and applied by pupils in their written work. Continual revisiting of new concepts and rechecking that pupils have understood previous learning will ensure that pupils do not repeat the same mistakes in their written work.

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