Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 June 2024

Pupils are proud to be part of this inclusive school community. They understand the school's values of respect, honesty, kindness, strength and responsibility. Pupils demonstrate these through their exceptional behaviour, conduct and attitudes to learning. Pupils build highly positive relationships with one another and with staff. They are caring and kind to each other. This creates an environment where pupils feel happy, safe and valued. In lessons, pupils listen attentively, engage actively and work hard. This enables them to meet the high expectations that the school has for them. Pupils enjoy learning new knowledge. They know the importance of coming to school regularly. As a result, pupils attend well. Provision for pupils' wider personal development is extensive. Pupils appreciate and benefit from the carefully planned 'forest school' curriculum. This helps to develop pupils' skills, talents and interests and builds pupils' strength of character. Pupils are supported to become resilient, confident and articulate individuals. They are nurtured well by staff, who give them every opportunity to flourish. Pupils explain that they are taught to resolve any differences and 'shake off' negative emotions. Pupils are confident that they can talk to any adult in the school. They know staff will always listen and help them.

What the school should improve

• The checking of what pupils know and can do is not always precise. As a result, some pupils are not learning as much as they could. The school should ensure that staff have the training they need to know when pupils require additional help. This will enable teachers to identify the right support for pupils who might be at risk of falling behind.

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