Guilsborough Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 July 2022

Staff greet pupils every morning on the front yard to welcome them into this small school. Pupils are eager to attend and enthusiastic about what they will learn. The caring and happy ethos of the school makes pupils feel safe. Teachers have high expectations of pupils. They want pupils to achieve. Teachers tell pupils that they can achieve incredible things. This is seen in the work that pupils have recently done around 'little people, big dreams'. Older pupils enjoy running lunchtime activities for younger children. Pupils from different year groups get on well. Pupils say that bullying does not happen and if it did teachers would not stand for it. Pupils describe the school as accepting and inclusive, and a place where everyone is equal. Most pupils take part in the wide range of sporting activities that the school prides itself on. They wear their house colours with pride on the days in which they study physical education (PE). They know their practice and dedication will help them when they represent one of the four houses: air, earth, water or fire, in the highly anticipated house competitions.

What the school should improve

• In most subjects there are plans in place that identify the precise knowledge pupils will learn and how this will build on their prior knowledge. Leaders have not done this yet for all subjects. Pupils do not build a depth of knowledge in these subjects. Leaders must ensure that plans for learning in all subjects identify the most important knowledge pupils must know and remember.
• Training to develop some teachers' subject knowledge in some foundation subjects has not yet taken place. Some teachers do not have good enough subject knowledge to help all pupils learn in a few subjects. Leaders should ensure that all teachers are trained and have the subject knowledge they need to teach each subject effectively.

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