Hallgate Primary School Cottingham

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 February 2024

Hallgate Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school. Pupils show enjoyment in their learning. They talk positively about their studies. Pupils describe the school as a friendly place. Relationships between adults and pupils are strong. The school has high expectations for how pupils behave. Older pupils act as role models for the younger pupils. Pupils belong to 'houses'. The house captains take an active part in assemblies and hand out reward certificates. There are lots of opportunities for pupils to show leadership in school. Pupils take on roles such as those of play leaders, librarians and classroom monitors. There is a school council. Pupils' views are listened to at this school. Pupils respect and celebrate differences between themselves and others. Pupils understand that everyone is unique and special. They are considerate of each other. Pupils play well together. The school is aspirational for pupils. Pupils enjoy lessons and are keen to learn. Pupils are proud of their many successes. For example, pupils perform their own poems in assembly. The pupils benefit from a range of visitors to school and trips to local areas. These experiences help pupils to deepen their understanding of what they are learning in lessons.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the school's checks on what pupils know and can remember are not as effective as they need to be. This means that sometimes, pupils are not secure in key subject knowledge before they move on to new learning. This is affecting pupils' achievement in these subjects. The school should ensure that staff have sufficient information to identify gaps in pupils' learning effectively in order to ensure that pupils can achieve equally well in all subjects in the curriculum.
• In a small number of subjects, the school's work on improving the implementation of the curriculum is not embedded. The school's improvement plans for these subjects are not as fully developed as they are for the majority of subjects in the curriculum. This is limiting pupils' achievement in a small number of subjects. The school should review the improvement plans it has written for subject areas to ensure that these plans identify precisely the actions that are needed to support pupils' achievement consistently in all subjects across the curriculum.

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