Neroche Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 October 2024

This is a warm and welcoming place. Pupils talk confidently about the support they receive from trusted adults. They know that staff will help them with any worries they may have. Relationships across the school are positive and respectful. This helps pupils to feel safe and enjoy school. The school has high expectations for pupils. Overall, pupils achieve well. They work hard in lessons and leave the school well prepared for the next stage in their education. Despite this, the quality of education that children receive in the early years is not yet good. This means that some children are not well prepared for Year 1. The school has put in place a new behaviour approach. This makes clear the expectations for how pupils behave. Pupils respond well to this. They understand the school rules and happily follow them. This starts in the pre-school where children settle to new routines quickly. Pupils enjoy a range of clubs such as choir, multi-sports and colouring. They value the opportunities to become house captains and members of the school council. Pupils understand how these roles develop their independence and give them the skills they need to look after others.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, learning does not consistently build on what pupils have previously learned. Teachers do not check well enough what pupils remember. As a result, pupils struggle to recall previous learning and do not build their knowledge securely over time. The trust needs to ensure that teachers check what pupils know and remember across all subjects and use this to inform future learning.
• The early years curriculum does not identify and order the precise knowledge and skills that children need to know across the whole early years phase. Some activity choices are not as effective as they should be. As a result, some children do not learn the knowledge and skills to be prepared for Year 1. The trust should ensure that the early years curriculum is coherently sequenced and implemented effectively so that children are better prepared for learning in Year 1.
• In the early years, some staff miss opportunities to develop and deepen children's language skills. As a result, some children do not secure the key vocabulary they need to be ready for their next step. The trust should ensure that interactions between staff and children in the early years effectively develop and deepen children's language and communication skills in readiness for Year 1.

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