Greek Primary School of London

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 November 2024

There is a weak culture of safeguarding at the school. Staff do not have a firm enough understanding of the latest statutory guidance and the need to maintain an attitude of 'it could happen here'. Consequently, the school's approach to ensuring that pupils are kept safe from potential harm is not effective. The school is ambitious for children in the early years provision and for primary-aged pupils to achieve well. It is more successful in meeting these aspirations in terms of the Greek curriculum. However, it fails to meet its statutory requirements to teach communication, language and literacy in the early years. In other year groups, several pupils in the school do not achieve as well as they should in their English studies. The school does not teach relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education, which is a statutory requirement. Some elements of these requirements are covered within the Greek curriculum, but there are some gaps in the school's work to promote pupils' personal development. Visits, such as to Windsor Castle and the Bank of England, support pupils' understanding of British institutions. Pupils are happy at school. They value the strong family atmosphere. They enjoy positive working relationships with the adults in the school. They behave well and care for each other.

What the school should improve

• The proprietor body has not done enough to create a strong culture of safeguarding. Staff are not suitably trained and there is no clear system for raising and reporting concerns about pupils' welfare. The proprietor body must make sure that everyone understands their statutory duties to protect pupils and that there are comprehensive procedures for reporting, recording and acting on concerns.
• The proprietor body's oversight of the school's compliance with statutory requirements is weak. As a result, the school does not meet all of the standards. The proprietor body must ensure that the school has the knowledge and expertise to comply with statutory requirements and consistently meet the standards.
• The school has not implemented the early years foundation stage statutory framework. It does not teach language, literacy and communication to children in the Reception Year. This means that there are gaps in children's knowledge. They are not prepared well enough for future learning. The proprietor body must ensure that it complies with statutory guidance for children in the early years.
• The English curriculum is not ambitious or designed well enough to meet the needs of pupils whose knowledge of English goes beyond what they are being taught. In addition, there is no phonics programme to support children in the early years, or other pupils who are early readers, to learn to read. This means that pupils are not well prepared for the next stages of their education in English schools. The proprietor body must make sure that there is a suitable phonics programme in the early years. It should also ensure that pupils, who already have a strong grasp of English, learn an ambitious English curriculum so that they can achieve the best possible outcomes.
• The school does not teach the statutory RSE and health education requirements. There is not a written and published RSE policy in place. This means that the provision for pupils' personal development is diluted as they do not receive some of the mandatory elements of RSE and health education. The school should ensure that there is an appropriate RSE and health education curriculum so that pupils gain the knowledge and awareness they need to be safe and informed members of their communities.

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