Little Weighton Rowley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 22 March 2023

Pupils enjoy attending this friendly and welcoming school. There are positive relationships between adults and pupils. These are built on mutual respect. Pupils generally behave well. They develop positive relationships towards each other. Pupils know how to raise a concern and they trust that staff will help them. This includes on the rare occasions that bullying occurs. Leaders place a high priority on the safety of pupils. Pupils know how to stay safe online. They learn about the importance of positive relationships. However, pupils experience a variable quality of education. In some subjects, leaders have not considered what pupils should learn carefully enough, including in the early years setting. Pupils struggle to remember important knowledge in some subjects. Subject leaders do not make sufficiently thorough checks on the quality of the curriculum in their subjects. This means that they do not have an accurate understanding of how well pupils are learning. Pupils experience a wide range of enrichment opportunities. Visits to interesting places like the Lake District help pupils to learn about different locations. Pupils develop friendships with children in a Kenyan school. This helps pupils to learn more about life in a different part of the world. Pupils enjoy taking part in a wide range of extra-curricular experiences, such as sports club and coding club.

What the school should improve

• Primary School 3
• In some subjects, leaders have not identified the important knowledge that pupils should know in sufficient detail. Teachers do not always have the information they need to consistently help pupils build on what they already know. This contributes to gaps in pupils' knowledge. Leaders should ensure that the small steps of important knowledge are clearly identified so that pupils learn well across all subjects.
• In some subjects, leaders do not carefully check that pupils have learned the planned curriculum. As a result, leaders and teachers do not consistently identify gaps in pupils' knowledge. Leaders should ensure that teachers accurately identify where pupils have not learned and remembered the planned curriculum, so that any gaps in knowledge can be addressed.
• The early years curriculum does not set out what children must know in each area of the curriculum carefully enough. As a result, what some children experience is not sufficiently ambitious. Leaders should ensure that the knowledge that children need is clearly identified so that children are even better prepared for their next steps.

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