Hayes Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 June 2023

Hayes Primary School is a close-knit community filled with friendliness and warm and caring relationships. Pupils come into school happily and calmly. Staff offer them lots of encouragement and regularly share brief updates with their parents and carers. Leaders' positive approach to behaviour is supported across the school community. Pupils are polite and behave well. They value the rewards that they can earn for good behaviour, like breakfast with the headteacher. Pupils said that they feel safe in school and that rare instances of bullying are quickly sorted out. Parents value the way that leaders go the extra mile to understand and respond to each pupil, for example by supporting pupils who may feel anxious about coming to school. Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils enjoy learning and work hard. Their love of reading is notable. Even younger pupils readily immerse themselves in books. Leaders have created a school culture which is supportive and nurturing. As a result, pupils are caring to each other. They can sort out minor friendship problems, admitting if they get something wrong and making amends. Pupils enjoy many wider opportunities. One pupil echoed the views of many about their exciting residential trip, saying 'We were never bored for a second.'

What the school should improve

• While the scope of the curriculum is broad and ambitious, in a few instances, leaders have not fully considered which ideas are essential for pupils to remember in order to support their progression in a subject. This affects how well pupils remember new subject content. Leaders need to refine further the scope of the curriculum so that teachers are clear about the big ideas and most essential knowledge they want all pupils to acquire.

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