Hayfield Lane Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 17 May 2023

Hayfield Lane Primary School is a happy and caring school. Pupils understand the importance of tolerance and respect. Pupils say bullying is rare and when it does happen, staff deal with it quickly. Pupils behave very well. Leaders ensure that pupils who have specific needs receive extra pastoral support to help them manage their behaviour. Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum, where the most important knowledge is connected across different subjects. This helps pupils to remember the key content that they have been taught. Some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge that leaders are working to address. As a result, some older pupils have not recently made as much progress as expected in key stage 2 national tests. The personal development of pupils is a priority for leaders. Pupils from early years to Year 6 access a very wide range of opportunities to develop their talents, interests and cultural capital. These include the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, work with dancers from the English National Ballet or perform cultural dances with the Samoan rugby team.

What the school should improve

• Some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge, partly as a result of the disruption to learning caused by the pandemic. As a result, some pupils did not make as much progress as they could by the end of key stage 2 in national assessments. Leaders should continue to implement their plans to address these gaps to allow pupils to make more progress by the end of Year 6.

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