Lanesend Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 July 2025

Lanesend is a warm, welcoming school that nurtures its pupils. Pupils are proud of their school. They care for each other and the environment. The school's values of pride, belonging and respect underpin all aspects of school life, and this means that pupils are happy and safe. Everyone belongs to 'Team Lanesend'. The school is ambitious for its pupils, including those with special educational needs and/ or disabilities (SEND). The school now provides its pupils with an improved quality of education since the last inspection. Pupils enjoy the more enriched curriculum and are benefiting from a more consistently applied behaviour policy. In lessons, pupils typically pay attention, join in and work hard. Outside they play happily and collaboratively with one another. The school is deeply committed to pupils' personal development. From the start of Reception Year, the school successfully teaches children the difference between right and wrong. As they grow, pupils learn to celebrate differences and develop tolerance. This enhances their understanding of being part of modern British culture. Clubs and educational trips further enrich the pupils' school days and develops their wider interests. The school is proud of its achievements in sport and performing arts, knowing this develops the whole child.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge as a result of weaknesses in the previous curriculum. Some of these gaps have not been identified or addressed and this hinders the ability of these pupils to make sense of new learning. The school should ensure that teachers are able to identify and remedy these gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• There have been limited opportunities for the school to check how well the full curriculum is being taught, including in core subjects. As a result, the delivery of the curriculum is not having the full impact on pupils' achievement that it could. The school should effectively monitor the delivery of the curriculum so the right adaptations can be made in a timely manner.
• The school does not always provide parents with consistent information and feedback about how well their children are learning. This makes it difficult for parents to understand and engage with their children's school experience. The school and trust should ensure that parents are supported through proactive and responsive communication channels.

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