Myatt Garden Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 February 2025

This is a true community school. The school builds warm and supportive relationships with pupils and their families. Pupils are well cared for. One parent, reflecting the views of many, said, 'Children are at the heart of this school.' Pupils feel secure and can take risks. For example, they readily share their ideas and recognise that mistakes provide a good opportunity to learn something new. Staff and pupils across the school regularly talk about how to be respectful of others. From the early years, adults provide strong modelling of how to treat others with kindness and consideration. This helps children to learn important social behaviours. The school has high expectations for pupils to be knowledgeable about the curriculum. The school ensures that they are well prepared for their next steps. They read with insight and have confident mathematical understanding. Pupils achieve well in national assessments at the end of Year 6. The school places importance on developing pupils' character. For example, older pupils take responsibility for helping younger children to play safely and confidently in the playground. Special experiences build pupils' confidence, such as a residential stay in Year 6 where pupils try abseiling and dragon boating. Clubs, such as cheerleading and drama, develop pupils' talents and interests.

What the school should improve

• In some instances, staff do not check systematically that pupils at the early stages of reading can confidently recognise and read some of the sounds they have been taught. As a result, some pupils struggle to accurately read words containing those sounds. The school should ensure that staff make systematic checks on pupils' phonics knowledge and address any gaps in their understanding before they move on.
• Some pupils at the early stages of writing do not form letters well. The school has not broken down the curriculum content for writing into smaller parts, particularly for transcription. As a result, the school does not teach pupils all they need to know about forming letters in a clear sequence to address gaps in their skills for writing. The school should identify all of the knowledge it intends for pupils to know in order to write letters accurately.

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