Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 October 2023

Parents and carers speak very positively about how the principal has significantly improved the school. They particularly emphasise that there is much better communication and that their children are happier. Staff take care of pupils and support them if they have any worries. Pupils behave well and are kind to one another, including at break times. Leaders, reflecting their high expectations, prioritise reading. For example, younger pupils build up confidence with their phonics knowledge. The school provides effective daily support for pupils that need to catch up with their peers. The school has a well-established personal, social, health and education (PSHE) curriculum. Staff teach pupils lots about how to stay safe, including when they go online. Leaders arrange for guest speakers to visit the school, for example the fire brigade comes to work with children in early years. Pupils benefit from a range of experiences that are woven into each half term. These include visits to places of worship such as a mosque and synagogue. These experiences help pupils to make sense of what makes families different to each other.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, the school has not precisely identified and sequenced the key component knowledge that pupils should be taught. As a result, as pupils move through the curriculum, they do not build up the depth of knowledge and skills that they should. The school should review their curriculum thinking in these subjects, ensuring that staff have clarity about the component knowledge that must be explicitly taught.
• Occasionally, some adults do not check that pupils have understood what they are being taught. When this happens, misconceptions and/or errors in pupils' knowledge go unnoticed. The school should review their training for staff to improve the quality of checks on pupils' learning and enable staff to then adapt their teaching as required.
• The school's current offer of extra-curricular activities is too limited. It does not enable enough pupils to develop their individual talents and interests to the full. Leaders should review their offer and ensure that more pupils take part in activities that enhance their broader development.

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