Green Park Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 May 2023

This is a welcoming and inclusive place where pupils feel happy and well cared for. They show a mature understanding of the school's values of 'leadership, organisation, resilience, independence and communication' as well as the importance of showing kindness in all that they do. Pupils rightly trust that staff will keep them safe and help them if they have any worries. The highly regarded pastoral team supports pupils and their families skilfully. On the whole, pupils behave well. Most pupils understand and follow the school's rules diligently. Disruptive behaviour or bullying is not commonplace, but it does happen. Leaders have high expectations for what they want pupils to achieve. However, they know there is more to do. Leaders provide interesting opportunities for pupils to foster their interests, hobbies and talents. Pupils enjoy an impressive array of wider experiences and extra-curricular clubs, such as cooking, cricket, Zumba, netball and curling. Pupils take on roles of responsibility confidently. For example, they are able to apply to be the head boy or girl, or to become a prefect. Parents are unanimously happy with the experiences their children are provided with. Many echo the view of one parent, who described the school as 'a family, where everyone goes above and beyond'.

What the school should improve

• Although subject and middle leaders check their areas of responsibility, the systems to evaluate the impact of the quality of education on pupils' learning are not sharply focused or effective enough. Consequently, leaders are not always able to accurately identify what needs to improve in terms of pupils' achievement. Senior leaders should make sure that subject and middle leaders have clear systems to monitor the quality of education effectively.
• Not all foundation subjects are implemented as well as they could be. Leaders are in the process of undertaking the necessary work on the school's curriculum and embedding this securely and consistently across the school. As a result, pupils do not learn as well as they could in these subjects. Leaders should ensure that the school's curriculum in all subjects is implemented consistently well.
• During the inspection, some weaknesses were identified in the school's single central record. While these issues were rectified quickly, leaders and governors should ensure that the systems for vetting adults in the school are consistently and fully robust.

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