Graiseley Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 May 2024

Pupils are happy to be at school and feel safe. This is because they feel cared for by staff, who they describe as the best thing at the school. Pupils also enjoy positive relationships with the other pupils. They play well together at social times and work well together in lessons. Pupils know that if there was a problem with anything, staff would help to sort it out. Leaders have raised their expectations for pupils' achievement. Pupils are now starting to achieve higher standards in reading and mathematics. However, there are still some gaps in their knowledge. This means they sometimes find it difficult to do the work appropriate for their age. In other subjects, they remember what they have been taught, but this is not always what is most important to learn. Sometimes, pupils repeat learning they have done before, without building on it or deepening their understanding. This is because the curriculum in some subjects is not designed well enough. Pupils have a range of opportunities to widen their experiences. Pupils enjoy trips to places of local interest and having inspirational visitors to school. Through their roles as young interpreters and in the school council, they become active citizens.

What the school should improve

• Not enough children in the early years form their letters correctly. This hinders their ability to write successfully. The school should sharpen their focus on supporting children to learn correct letter formation from the start to reduce the barriers to writing.
• Some of the older pupils have some significant gaps in their knowledge in mathematics. This hinders their ability to make the progress they need to. The school should sharpen their focus on closing the gaps in older pupils' knowledge to enable them to make more progress.
• In some subjects, the curriculum does not make clear the most important knowledge they want pupils to know and remember. As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they could in these subjects. Leaders must ensure that they identify what they want pupils to know and sequence learning in all subjects so that pupils' knowledge builds progressively year on year.
• Several pupils miss too much time from school. As a result, they do not achieve as well as they could. The school should continue to work with families to increase the attendance of these pupils so they can reach their full potential.

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