Hoath Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 January 2026

Pupils at Hoath Primary School are proud to be part of this caring school. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and respectful. Pupils are happy. They enjoy their lessons and feel part of a very welcoming school community. The school lives and breathes an inclusive, nurturing ethos. This culture ensures that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and disadvantaged pupils, are fully included. They receive the support they need to enjoy all aspects of school life. Pupils at this school achieve well. They apply the knowledge they have previously gained in their learning as they progress through the school. For most pupils across the school, gaps in learning are successfully identified and addressed. Leaders continue to develop staff expertise to ensure that this is the case for all pupils. There are a range of exciting activities available to all pupils. These include carefully considered trips to enhance the curriculum, such as a visit to a Roman museum, and clubs to develop pupils’ talents and interests. Pupils develop important wider skills through the school’s outdoor learning provision. They learn to be aware of risks and how to keep themselves safe, for example when using tools in the forest area. Pupils build their knowledge of what it means to be a resilient learner. The school is successful in its vision to ‘prepare them for life as global citizens’. The attendance of pupils is high. Pupils enjoy coming to school. Behaviour across school is calm. There is a productive and purposeful atmosphere in lessons. Pupils are welcoming, polite and enthusiastic about their learning. They listen respectfully to staff and their classmates. Pupils understand what bullying is and say that it does not happen at their school. This helps them feel safe and valued. They work and play cooperatively with each other during the school day. Pupils understand the importance of treating everyone equally and fairly.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that strategies to support pupils to quickly close gaps in knowledge and understanding, particularly in early reading and writing, become embedded and consistent across the school. • Leaders should continue to refine their identified priorities for development and embed highly effective teaching across all subjects so that it is reflected in pupils' achievements.

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