Marland Hill Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 July 2023

Pupils are proud to be part of this diverse school community. They enjoy learning about each other's cultures and religions. They spoke positively about how staff encourage them to treat everybody as they would like to be treated themselves. Pupils feel happy and safe in the school. Those pupils who are part of the specially resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) (specially resourced provision) enjoy learning and playing alongside their peers. If pupils are unkind to each other, or when bullying happens, leaders act quickly and decisively to resolve it. Pupils, including the children in the early years, have a real appetite for learning. They are eager to get involved in lessons. When pupils behave well, or try hard with their learning, they earn reward points to spend in the school shop. This motivates them to do their best. Leaders have high expectations of pupils' conduct and achievement. Pupils rise to meet these expectations. Older pupils take on responsibilities, for example they can be elected to the student council. Other pupils spoke positively about the actions that these pupils have taken to improve their school experience, for example by providing sports equipment for them to use at breaktimes.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders and early years staff have not thought carefully enough about what children need to learn in the Nursery and Reception classes. This means that, in those subjects, children are not as well prepared for their key stage 1 learning as they should be. Senior leaders should ensure that subject leaders and staff in the early years are clear about the knowledge that children should have in order to get off to a flying start in key stage 1.

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