Hadrian Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 November 2022

Pupils say they enjoy coming to school every day. One pupil, echoing the views of others, commented that 'teachers are the best because you can talk to them and they care for us.' The care shown by staff helps pupils to feel safe. Pupils are highly motivated. They take pride in their school. They are pleased to contribute towards the school community by becoming prefects. Leaders are ambitious for every pupil, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). In most subjects, the curriculum is well planned for everyone to achieve. Pupils behave exceptionally well. Bullying is rare. If it does happen, adults deal with it effectively. Children learn how to form positive relationships right from the start in Nursery. Pupils look out for anyone who needs help, in or out of lessons. Pupils have positive attitudes to learning. Pupils say they feel proud to represent the school in the many sports and music festivals on offer. Pupils in Year 5 and Year 6 help to organise breakfast club. Parents, carers and pupils enjoy 'Funky Fridays', where everyone gets to start the day disco dancing. This helps to promote physical and mental well-being.

What the school should improve

• In some foundation subjects, such as geography, leaders have not clearly defined the most important subject-specific knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn. As a result, teachers are not clear about the essential knowledge pupils must learn. Leaders should ensure that teachers are given guidance, so that they can prioritise important knowledge and skills in their teaching across all subjects.
• Some pupils at the early stages of reading have gaps in their phonics knowledge. For a few of these pupils, their progress is hindered because they do not receive the right support to help them catch up. Some pupils struggle to read and catch up quickly as a result. Leaders must make sure that all adults who teach pupils to read are sufficiently trained to do so.
• The system for summative assessment in foundation subjects, does not enable teachers to gain detailed information of how well pupils have gained subject- specific knowledge over time. Leaders need to make sure that assessment systems check the most important knowledge and concepts pupils need to know, so that teachers have a clear picture of the depth of pupils' subject knowledge.

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