Green Dragon Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 October 2022

Pupils are happy and kept safe at this welcoming school. Leaders make sure that everyone is included. They aim for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be adaptable, open-minded and confident. Pupils strive to meet these expectations. They refer to the classroom superheroes such as 'Captain Confident' and 'Inspector Inquisitive' to remind them of their personal goals. Leaders and staff want all pupils to be ready to face the world around them. The ambitious curriculum has been designed with this in mind. Leaders and staff support pupils' language development well, for example by encouraging pupils to respond in full sentences from the early years up. All staff have high expectations of behaviour. Pupils are polite and respectful towards each other, their teachers and visitors alike. They are proud of their school. Pupils know what bullying is. They said that bullying rarely occurs. Pupils fully trust adults to resolve it should it happen. Any concerns are managed well. Leaders provide pupils with a range of visits and workshops. Parents, carers and pupils appreciate the breadth of opportunities on offer. One parent summed up these positive views by saying that 'leaders and staff go the extra mile'. Families also appreciate the regular workshops that leaders provide. These aim to help parents understand how best to support their children at home.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, leaders have not been explicit in identifying the key component knowledge that they want pupils to learn. This reduces how well pupils acquire the knowledge needed to reach leaders' intended curriculum end points in these subjects. Leaders need to ensure that all subjects are clearly planned and sequenced so that pupils deepen their learning over time.
• Where leaders have not identified the key building blocks of knowledge that pupils need, teachers find it harder to check pupils' progression through the curriculum. At times, pupils' misconceptions are not addressed before they are moved on to more complex learning. Leaders need to support staff to check how well pupils understand important concepts and ideas within a subject.

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