Lubbins Park Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 February 2025

Pupils provide a warm, friendly welcome to everyone who visits or attends the school. They are extremely respectful and appreciate everyone's differences. Pupils are polite, kind and caring to each other. They understand the difference between bullying and friends falling out. Staff are proud of the pupils and that they consistently exceed their high expectations. Pupils know that staff expect them to work hard with their learning, which they do. Pupils are resilient: they have a go and if they have not got their work right then they try again. They are enthusiastic and passionate about what they are learning and, as a result, achieve well. Pupils take on a range of responsibilities including as sports captains, play leaders, members of the eco council and school council and well-being ambassadors. All of these roles impact positively on the life of the school. The well-being ambassadors wear different ties, so they are easily identified. Pupils can speak to them whenever they need to and get the support needed. Pupils gain a range of experiences that broaden their horizons, which are on their 'pupil passports'. These include writing and posting a letter, completing a family tree, and attending a street party.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, pupils do not remember some the key knowledge in the curriculum. This is because teachers do not always check what pupils can remember effectively and ensure that pupils have opportunities to develop a secure understanding of important foundational knowledge. As a result, in these subjects, pupils do not have the knowledge to build more complex ideas. The school should ensure that teachers use their checks on pupils' learning effectively in all subjects to inform their teaching and to provide activities that help pupils remember important subject knowledge.
• The school has not yet ensured the curriculum in the early years fully sets out clearly all of the important knowledge that children should learn. As a result, staff do not consistently design activities that help children build their knowledge in all areas of learning. This includes the way in which staff help children to learn independently. The school should ensure that the early years curriculum sets out what children should learn clearly, so that staff can consistently design activities that help children build their knowledge effectively across all areas of learning.

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