Malorees Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 29 November 2022

Leaders nurture a strong sense of community in the school. Leaders have high expectations that pupils will achieve well and fulfil the school's motto: 'We're aiming higher, we're dreaming bigger'. Leaders organise regular workshops and provide resources to help parents and carers to support their child's learning at home, including on the correct use of phonics. Pupils know that learning is important. Expectations are high. Teachers help pupils to remember things by making links between the different subjects they study. Pupils are enthusiastic about reading and choosing books from the library about topics that interest them. They like to take on important responsibilities, including as reading ambassadors promoting reading to others, and helping administrative staff with various tasks. Pupils get on well together and behave sensibly and politely. They quickly settle in and make friends when they join the school. If pupils are worried about anything, including if there is any bullying, pupils use the worry box or talk to a teacher who will make things better. Pupils are safe in school. Pupils have opportunities to attend a range of clubs and go on educational excursions. They thoroughly enjoy lots of outdoor learning activities, including feeding birds, planting bulbs and playing together.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, leaders are in the early stages of developing staff's subject knowledge and expertise. Sometimes, pupils' thinking is not developed, or misconceptions put right swiftly, because teachers' subject knowledge is not as strong as it needs to be. Subject leaders should continue with their planned staff training programmes to strengthen staff's subject knowledge where needed.
• Very occasionally, teachers' choice of resources and tasks do not have a precise learning end-point or outcome. Pupils, and children in the early years, then do not know and remember the key facts clearly that leaders intend them to learn. Leaders should ensure that teachers are clear about the knowledge that they expect pupils to learn when studying a specific aspect of the curriculum and about the resources that enable this.

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