Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 May 2023

Pupils and staff live up to the school's mission of 'success through teamwork'. Pupils trust adults to guide them and look after them. Older pupils set a good example to younger pupils and take care of them at playtimes. Pupils learn to understand and agree common values. This creates a strong sense of community. In class, pupils are typically keen to learn and concentrate on their work. They are proud of what they achieve. Disruption to learning is rare. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn well in English and mathematics. However, in some other subjects, the curriculum is not as precise and as effective as it is in English and mathematics. Parents say that their children are safe and happy at school. Pupils' attendance is high. Bullying is rare and adults deal with it effectively if it does start to occur. Pupils can choose from a wide range of clubs and activities such as country dancing, sport and art. This helps them to discover their interests and talents. Trips to places of interest and special visitors enhance pupils' opportunities to broaden their knowledge of the world.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders have not explicitly identified the essential knowledge they want pupils to learn. Teachers do not have the information they need to plan precisely for those subjects. Where this is the case, pupils do not build their knowledge of the subject as well as they could. Leaders need to identify the essential knowledge so that pupils know and remember more over time.
• Leaders do not check the effectiveness of some subject areas. As a result, they do not know how to adapt the curriculum effectively. Leaders need to develop their understanding of the effectiveness of the curriculum further and make adaptions where necessary.

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