Glebelands Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 March 2025

The school is a happy place. Relationships are positive between pupils and adults. Pupils are kind to each other. They cooperate well in lessons and throughout the school. Pupils enjoy learning. They are happy and safe. Pupils understand and live their day-to-day lives enacting the school's core values. These include those of respect and responsibility. Pupils willingly take on leadership responsibilities. Pupils elect representatives to the school council and other pupils become play leaders. This successfully helps pupils to develop skills of empathy and communication that prepare them well for their adult life. The school has high aspirations for pupils. It wants pupils to broaden their horizons. Pupils develop a deep understanding of musical structures and performance through preparation for musical productions. They look forward to these and sporting events. Pupils benefit from the activities the teachers plan, which help them to understand and remember the curriculum. Pupils take pride in their work. Pupils typically behave well in classrooms and around the school. On the odd occasion when they lose focus, most teachers bring them skilfully back to attention. Where there are pupils with more challenging behaviour, staff support them effectively. This successfully helps pupils to settle to their learning.

What the school should improve

• There are instances when staff are not applying the school's behaviour policy as the school expects. When this occurs, there can be off-task chatter. This disrupts some pupils' learning of the curriculum. The school should ensure that staff understand and consistently follow the school's agreed expectations and strategies for positive behaviour.

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