Glazebury Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 26 September 2023

Pupils are happy to belong to this small school with a big heart. They know that they are cared for. Pupils are confident that staff will listen to them and take their ideas and suggestions on board. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), respond well to the school's high expectations of what they can achieve. Typically, pupils are attentive in lessons. They have high aspirations and know why it is important to come to school each day. Pupils achieve well across a range of subjects. Children in the early years, including those in the two-year-old provision, settle into well-established routines with ease. They become independent and they quickly learn how to cooperate and take turns. Pupils behave well. They are polite and respectful to each other and to adults. Pupils appreciate opportunities to celebrate their positive attitudes, for example they relish being invited to the special high tea. Pupils are kind-hearted. They care deeply about others and the disadvantages that others may face, such as homelessness or ill health. This prompts pupils to act as courageous advocates for good causes, for example, by organising events to raise money for charity. In this way, pupils become active citizens, who make a positive difference in their community.

What the school should improve

• The school has not ensured that some staff know how to meet the needs of pupils with complex needs consistently well. From time to time, a few pupils with SEND struggle to access the curriculum as well as their peers. The school should ensure that staff know how to provide the most effective support for pupils with different types of SEND, so that these pupils achieve as well as they could.
• The school has not ensured that some staff who teach in the Nursery class have the expertise to design learning that builds on what children know and can do already. This means that some children are not as well prepared for the Reception class as they should be in some areas of learning. The school should ensure that all staff are provided with suitable guidance, so that they can deliver the curriculum across the early years equally well.
• In one or two subjects, the school has not ensured that teachers regularly revisit the most important knowledge that pupils need for subsequent learning. Occasionally, this hinders how well some pupils build their knowledge over time. The school should ensure that teachers support pupils to embed important knowledge into their long-term memories in these few remaining subjects.

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