Milverton Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 November 2024

The school is rightly proud of its welcoming ethos where difference and individuality are valued. Expectations and standards are high and pupils achieve well. The school helps pupils to deepen their learning and produce good-quality work. Pupils, staff, parents and carers are united by the school's 'Fruits of Milverton' values and sense of community. Pupils who speak English as an additional language and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully involved in the life of the school. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. This is because everyone supports the school's high expectations. Pupils are thoughtful, polite and welcoming. They benefit from opportunities to carry out leadership roles, such as learning detectives, well-being ambassadors and school councillors. Pupils take these roles and responsibilities seriously. They feel listened to and play a part in making changes to the school, such as the introduction of the school radio. Pupils have warm relationships with adults. Pupils have a range of opportunities to develop their interests through clubs such as drama and sports. They develop a sense of pride in their own and others' achievements. They become confident, curious and collaborative learners by the time they leave the school.

What the school should improve

• The school's approach to building pupils' recall of times tables is not as consistent as it could be. Some pupils do not get enough practice to develop sufficiently rapid recall of multiplication facts. The school should review its approach to supporting routine recall and practice of times tables so that pupils become more fluent when using these facts in other areas of mathematics.

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