Griffin Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 15 November 2023

This is a friendly and welcoming school. Pupils treat each other kindly. For example, at breaktimes, pupils make sure no one is left out of games. Pupils are happy here. School staff foster positive, professional relationships with pupils. Pupils have a range of ways to communicate any concerns to staff. The school prioritises safeguarding. Pupils are safe, and they feel safe. Pupils behave maturely and responsibly. They are taught to be helpful and respectful. Many pupils are of the view that the 'Griffin learner traits' help them to behave responsibly and to learn. For example, some older pupils take on the responsibility of helping children in the early years to understand the importance of sharing and taking turns. Senior leaders have high ambitions for pupils' achievement. They are taking swift and effective action to address gaps that they have identified in pupils' knowledge. Some actions have been put in place recently, and others have not started. As a result, some gaps in pupils' knowledge persist.

What the school should improve

• The school has not identified or sequenced the most important knowledge for pupils to know and remember in all subjects. As a result, pupils have some gaps in their knowledge. The school must ensure that the subject knowledge that pupils need to know is clearly identified and sequenced in all subjects.
• Sometimes, tasks and resources are not well chosen to support pupils to learn the required subject content. As a result, pupils struggle to remember important information and to connect this to what they learned previously. The school should implement plans to support teaching staff to embed the new approaches to curriculum delivery.

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