Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 January 2025

Pupils are proud to attend Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School. They are excited to learn new information. They are polite, well mannered and care deeply for each other. They are kind and welcoming to visitors and new pupils that join the school. Pupils behave well in lessons, at social times and in the popular breakfast club. They concentrate fully on their learning and produce high-quality work. Pupils enjoy the opportunities provided through the 'Seven Musts of Focus-Trust', such as visiting London, completing a first-aid course and planning a charity event. They trust staff to look after them and help them if they have any worries. Pupils gain many skills through a wide range of extra activities, such as the engineering club and the sign language club. Pupils particularly appreciate the school's reading-rich environment, which inspires them to read widely. They take on leadership roles enthusiastically. For instance, older pupils enjoy helping younger pupils at lunchtimes. The school organises educational visits and meetings with visitors carefully to deepen pupils' knowledge in different subjects. Mostly, children in the early years and pupils in key stages 1 and 2 achieve well. This is because the school has high expectations for all its pupils. They are well prepared for the next stage of their education.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, the curriculum lacks precision around what important content pupils need to learn and when they need to be taught it. This sometimes affects how well the curriculum in these subjects is implemented and how well pupils build their knowledge. The school should ensure that, in these subjects, the curriculum makes it clear what should be taught so that pupils' knowledge builds securely over time.

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