Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 January 2023

Pupils are proud to attend this happy and welcoming school. They enjoy their lessons and spending time with their friends. Pupils who are new to the school are warmly welcomed. They make new friends quickly. Parents and carers are highly supportive of the school. They appreciate the care and attention staff give to their children. Pupils feel safe and cared for by the kind and friendly staff. They know that staff will listen to any concerns or worries that they have. When needed, pupils benefit from help for their well-being. This includes time in 'Nature's Nook' at lunchtimes. Leaders and governors are ambitious for all pupils to achieve well. Most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children in the early years, achieve well in many subjects. Staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Most pupils behave well around school and are attentive in lessons. They strive to follow the agreed expectations of 'ready, safe, respect.' Leaders deal effectively with any bullying incidents should they occur. Pupils develop their wider interests and talents through after-school and lunchtime clubs, such as chess, choir and Spanish. They take on a variety of roles to help with the running of the school, for example taking care of the school dog, Monty, being Year 6 buddies to children in the early years and being members of the sports council.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders have only recently refined their curriculums so that the most important knowledge that pupils should learn and the order they should learn this is clearly identified. This hampers how well some pupils learn in these subjects. Leaders should ensure that teachers are supported to deliver these newer curriculums effectively so that pupils know more and remember more in these subjects.

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