Graveney Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 October 2023

Pupils thrive at this school. They benefit from an inclusive school community. This enables all pupils to feel like they belong. As one pupil commented, 'Everyone is welcome here.' Pupils behave well across the school. Pupils of all ages play together kindly. They actively seek to include pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders clearly demonstrate what behaviour they expect. They have high expectations of how pupils and adults should treat each other. As a result, pupils are polite and considerate with peers and adults. On the rare occasion when behaviour is less positive, including bullying, staff address this swiftly and effectively. Pupils are motivated to learn and love reading. They benefit from a well-defined and ambitious curriculum. Pupils take the school's commitment to 'being a successful learner' seriously. They appreciate the valuable support they get from staff to help them do their best. As a result, they usually achieve well. Pupils appreciate the opportunities that support their learning. These include a range of clubs to develop pupils' interests. The whole-school community trips to the theatre and regular practical lessons in the woodlands around the school enrich and enthuse pupils' love of learning.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, pupils' learning is variable. As a result, they sometimes have gaps in their learning and are not able to connect new learning to what they have learned before. The school should ensure that staff emphasise the most important content and then check that pupils have learned and remembered it over time.

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