Hampton Vale Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 June 2023

Pupils love attending Hampton Vale Primary School. The school culture is extremely welcoming and inclusive. Pupils describe a strong sense of belonging to the 'Hampton Village' community. Pupils display high levels of kindness, and they support each other to do well. Relationships between pupils and adults are excellent. Pupils talk positively about the trusted adults they can turn to if needed. Children in early years are equally happy and safe. They develop very good relationships with adults and with their peers. Adults have very high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils live up to these expectations. They are extremely positive about their learning and are proud of their achievements. Adults support pupils to keep trying in order to improve. Pupils do not give up when things are hard. They keep going, and this means they achieve highly. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. They show high levels of respect for each other and for adults. Pupils learn how to manage their feelings and emotions. This means that learning is very rarely disrupted. Social time is equally positive, with pupils playing happily together.

What the school should improve

• A small number of pupils have gaps in their phonic knowledge, which are not identified and acted upon quickly enough. This means that some pupils fall behind in their reading. Leaders need to ensure that ongoing assessment is precise enough to identify where pupils have fallen behind the pace of the programme. They then need to ensure that pupils receive prompt support to meet their individual needs.

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