Indian Queens Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 January 2025

Pupils talk about their school and what it offers them with a genuine sense of pride. Pupils know and demonstrate the school values and uphold the motto 'Behold the day. It's yours to make!' This is because the school fosters trust and safety through strong, nurturing relationships. It encourages pupils to be aspirational about their future potential, resulting in confident and vibrant individuals. Pupils show the utmost care and kindness to each other because staff model it to them. This underpins the school's calm and welcoming ethos. Pupils relish living up to the high expectations that the school has for their academic achievements and their behaviour. Staff skilfully adapt learning for and support pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This is a strength of the school. Staff knowledge about SEND makes a positive difference for all pupils. Staff know them well and what they need, academically, socially and emotionally, to flourish. Pupils' personal development is supported well by the school. For example, responsibilities that pupils can hold, such as junior road safety officers and members of the pupil parliament, build independence and give them an active role in the school community. It prepares them well for their next stage.

What the school should improve

• Some aspects of the wider curriculum are not as well developed as the core subjects of English and mathematics. The curriculum design in these subjects is not as clear as it needs to be to ensure that teachers teach the content effectively and check that pupils build successfully on prior learning and remember more over time. The school needs to make sure that it puts the necessary checks in place to assure itself about the quality of learning taking place and how well pupils understand and remember it.

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