Noor Ul Islam Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 December 2024

This small, nurturing school has a strong sense of community. The school helps pupils learn to be kind-hearted and thoughtful citizens. Pupils organise fundraising events and complete projects to support local charities. Pupils in Year 6 who are prefects help the youngest children to settle into school life. One parent echoed the views of many when they said: 'The school encourages children to grow, learn and thrive.' Pupils at the school study a full complement of national curriculum subjects as well as Islamic religious studies and Arabic. The school has invested in new resources across curriculum areas in recent years. This has increased the ambition of the curriculum. Pupils have positive attitudes to their learning. They work hard in lessons and listen to their teachers. By the time they leave the school in Year 6, pupils achieve well and are ready for secondary school. The school offers an exceptional range of extra-curricular clubs and opportunities. Weekly clubs include public speaking, kickboxing, engineering and calligraphy. Pupils learn about a range of cultures and faiths different to their own, encouraging a culture of respect. They learn about fundamental British values, such as democracy. Educational visits, including to the Houses of Parliament, help to bring their learning to life.

What the school should improve

• When delivering new content, teachers do not check that pupils understand new learning routinely and use new subject-specific vocabulary accurately. As a result, pupils sometimes do not secure new knowledge and subject-specific terminology in their long-term memory. Knowledge gaps and misconceptions can go unaddressed. The school should ensure that teachers use appropriate strategies to check what pupils know systematically and confirm that pupils understand and can use subject-specific vocabulary.
• At times, teachers do not ensure that they adapt learning to meet the individual needs of pupils with SEND. The information teachers receive about pupils with SEND does not routinely include the best strategies to help them learn. As a result, some pupils with SEND are not able to learn successfully alongside their peers. The school should ensure that the needs of pupils with SEND are well understood and that all staff who work with these pupils know how to best support them.

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