Hillesley Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 January 2024

Hillesley Church of England Primary School sits firmly and deeply within its community. The school works effectively to ensure that pupils learn to contribute to, and draw from, their community. Pupils are rightly proud of their school. The school helps pupils to achieve well and to be fully prepared for their futures. Pupils benefit from the detailed understanding that staff have of each of them as learners and as growing young people. Staff value the cohesive culture through which they are supported to develop their expertise. Parents are appreciative of the hard work that staff put in to provide high-quality learning both within and beyond school. Pupils are happy and settled here. They feel safe and well cared for. Pupils respond positively to adults and try their best during lessons. During social times, pupils play kindly together and look out for one another. All pupils enjoy the variety of clubs and trips that extend and enrich their learning. The school vision, 'growing together in learning and in life', embodies the sense of unity that permeates this small school.

What the school should improve

• At times, sequences of learning in writing lack clarity and cohesion. When this happens, it is not clear how learning is supporting pupils to become better writers. This slows pupils' progress. The school needs to ensure that the writing curriculum is coherently sequenced so that pupils develop the knowledge they need to become fluent, confident young writers.

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