Morelands Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 22 November 2022

At Morelands Primary School, pupils show how important their values of 'thrive, create and achieve' are. Pupils thrive and achieve because of the high ambitions their teachers have for them. They know that adults in school want what is best for them. Pupils have the confidence to have a go with their learning because of this. Pupils are proud to welcome all to their school community. Their respect for difference and equality is clear to see in the warm and inclusive environment they help to create. All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have their needs met well. Pupils in the specially resourced provision for pupils with SEND (specially resourced provision) achieve well and are very much part of the school community. As such, they benefit from the genuine care and encouragement shown to them by their peers in the mainstream classes. Pupils trust adults in the school. They value the expectations that staff have for how they will behave. As a result, pupils' behaviour is consistently positive. Bullying is rare and pupils feel safe in school. Pupils are very clear about what bullying is and how adults at school will help them if they have any problems.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of foundation subjects, leaders' ambitious aims are not yet fully embedded. This means that pupils are not consistently achieving as well as they could across the entire curriculum. Leaders should ensure that staff know how to implement ambitious activities to build pupils' knowledge.
• Leaders are still refining the curriculum sequencing from early years to key stage 1 in some subjects. Currently, in a few subjects, some pupils repeat learning they can already do or start at a point that assumes knowledge they do not have. Leaders should ensure that all teachers in key stage 1 fully understand the knowledge that pupils learn in early years.
• Persistent absence of the most vulnerable pupils is too high. These pupils are not fully benefitting from all that school has to offer. Leaders should now carefully consider what additional strategies and support the most vulnerable families need to further improve attendance.

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