North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 June 2022

Pupils love their school and are proud of it. They enjoy school leadership roles, such as being a member of the school council or a wildlife ambassador. They also enjoy attending school trips and visits. Pupils are keen and enthusiastic learners who take pride in their work. One parent summarised the views of many with the comment, 'My children love this school. The balance of academic challenge and pastoral care is excellent.' Pupils are well mannered and polite. They behave well in and around school. Pupils say that, occasionally, there have been incidents of bullying, but that adults sort it out quickly and it stops. Children get off to a great start in the nursery. They benefit from nurturing relationships with adults. The youngest children spend time with key adults and learn alongside their older friends. Staff have high expectations of pupils. Most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn to read, write and use mathematics well. Leaders are refining a minority of other subject curriculums to ensure they are of the same high standard.

What the school should improve

• The curriculum intent is ambitious in all subjects. However, staff do not have high enough expectations of what pupils, in key stage 1, can achieve in a few subjects. Pupils are given curriculum activities that are too easy. This hampers their learning. Leaders need to assure themselves that all pupils are learning an appropriately challenging curriculum.

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