Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 March 2024

Staff have high expectations for pupils' behaviour. They expect pupils to 'be ready, be respectful, be safe'. These consistent practices, coupled with supportive relationships, result in calm and orderly classrooms. Pupils embody the school's values by showing curiosity and pride when learning. They treat one another with kindness. The school responds to the needs of its changing cohort. The curriculum supports disadvantaged pupils, including with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. Pupils learn about the local environment and expand their horizons by learning about the wider world. For example, pupils learn about the history of farming in their locality in the context of changes to global farming. The school ensures that pupils have a thorough understanding of online and offline risks. Before each school holiday, there is an increased focus on internet safety to keep pupils safe when they access their devices at home. Many pupils attend the extensive range of extra-curricular activities the school offers. For example, they enjoy chess, football and computer coding clubs. Staff develop a love of music in pupils. They encourage pupils to sing to support their performance skills and their mental health. Every pupil has an opportunity to learn to play an instrument. For example, the school offers cornet lessons to support the continuation of the local brass band.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, such as mathematics, the knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn are not taught incisively. When this happens, pupils do not learn the intended curriculum as well as they could. The school should ensure that its curriculums are taught with the clarity and expertise necessary to prepare pupils for the next stage in learning.
• The system for checking pupils' progress and understanding across the wider curriculum is not well developed. This means there is not a clear understanding of how well pupils are learning the intended curriculum. The school should develop more effective ways to check pupils' understanding in the wider curriculum.
• Some safeguarding records do not clearly reflect the actions taken to safeguard pupils. This means it is not clear what actions have been taken and by who. The school should ensure that safeguarding records accurately capture the outcomes of actions taken to keep pupils safe.

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