King's Oak Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 22 May 2024

Pupils treat each other with kindness and care at this school. At breaktimes, pupils play sensibly together. If anyone were to get upset, pupils would help them feel better and encourage them to join in their game. Pupils are happy and proud of the school. They share ideas with elected pupil school council representatives to make the school even better. For example, pupils are excited that their suggestion to paint the playground wall will soon be realised. Typically, pupils achieve well here. The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement. Pupils who attend the specially resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (specially resourced provision) receive the specialist help and support they need. This includes therapeutic and language support from trained experts. The school ensures that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) access all that the school has to offer. This includes the broad curriculum and the wide range of opportunities and activities that leaders organise beyond the academic curriculum. Pupils enjoy the weekly 'golden time' activities, including origami, sports and art. The school supports all pupils to access the range of educational visits and extra- curricular clubs that the school organises.

What the school should improve

• Sometimes, gaps in pupils' knowledge and recall are not routinely identified and addressed in foundation subjects. Where this is the case, some pupils sometimes struggle to remember what they learned before and link it to current learning. The school must ensure that checks of pupils' recall of the most important prior knowledge identify and address any gaps.

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