Moor Allerton Hall Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 January 2025

Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school. They know that staff help them if they have worries or concerns. This helps pupils to feel happy in school. Pupils know and follow the school rules and 'CARE' values. Most pupils concentrate well in lessons. Incentives such as 'Milkshake Fridays' encourage pupils to have high attendance in school. The school is ambitious for all pupils to achieve highly. As a result, it is addressing weaknesses in the curriculum. Children get off to a strong start in phonics in Reception. However, other aspects of the school's curriculum are not taught consistently well, including in Reception. Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge that have not been addressed. This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should in a range of subjects, including writing in English. The school provides pupils with a range of engaging wider opportunities. For example, the breadth of clubs on offer includes British Sign Language (BSL), martial arts, robotics and engineering. Pupils benefit from educational visits such as a trip to Gledlow Park and Bolton Abbey. Pupils also take on responsibilities, including becoming school council members. They contribute to the school community well. The extensive range of visitors to school assemblies help to broaden pupils' interests.

What the school should improve

• Staff do not identify gaps in pupils' knowledge and address them effectively. This means that pupils do not build knowledge securely over time. The school must ensure that gaps in pupils' knowledge are identified and addressed so that all pupils achieve well.
• The activities that teachers provide for pupils, including in Reception, do not help pupils to learn important subject knowledge consistently. This means that pupils do not achieve as well as they should. The school must ensure that teachers know how to plan activities that support learning across the curriculum effectively.
• There are inconsistencies in staff's implementation of the school's policies for teaching the curriculum. This means that pupils' experiences are inconsistent and some do not learn the curriculum as well as others. The school should ensure that staff apply the school's policies for teaching consistently so that even more pupils reach their full potential.
• The school's approach to teaching writing is not applied consistently. There is variability in teaching and some pupils have gaps in their knowledge. The school should ensure that staff teach the writing curriculum with precision and address gaps in pupils' writing knowledge so that they achieve well.

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