Mount Pellon Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 16 April 2024

Mount Pellon is a welcoming and inclusive school. The 'four Rs' of respect, resilience, responsibility and reflection are central to the life of the school. Staff notice when pupils display these qualities and reward them for doing so. There is an embedded culture of respect. One pupil said, 'We should treat everyone as we would expect to be treated.' The school has high expectations for behaviour. Pupils meet these expectations consistently. They conduct themselves well in lessons and when moving around school. Pupils are polite and respectful to adults and each other. Pupils are accepting of each other's differences. They have a strong sense of equality. Pupils learn about different world faiths and cultures. They respect people who have different beliefs or opinions to their own. The school has high ambitions for all pupils. Leaders have a clear vision for implementing a high-quality education. Pupils study a broad and ambitious curriculum. Pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils, learn and achieve well. Parents and carers are positive about their children's achievements. Pupils are safe. They trust adults to help them. They learn how to keep themselves safe in the community, including when online. Pupils enjoy taking on responsibilities, including being a school councillor or a prefect. Head students are proud to be ambassadors for the school. They support the principal and showcase the school to visitors.

What the school should improve

• In some wider curriculum subjects, assessment systems do not provide a comprehensive picture of pupils' retention of subject knowledge over time. This means that gaps in pupils' knowledge are not identified and addressed consistently well. The school needs to further develop systems to identify gaps in pupils' learning and check that pupils are building and retaining their knowledge over time.
• In some wider curriculum subjects, the learning tasks and activities in some lessons do not support pupils to learn the intended curriculum well enough. This means that pupils are not embedding the subject knowledge that leaders have identified as being important. The school should ensure that staff have the resources and training they need to implement the curriculum effectively in all subjects.

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