Northwood Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 20 February 2024

Pupils are proud to be part of this school. They know their teachers want them to work hard and be the best they can be. The school's values, including empathy, responsibility and belonging, help everyone to feel a valued part of the school. This camaraderie between pupils means, as one pupil said, 'Your classmates make you believe you can do it'. The school has improved aspects of the quality of education since the last inspection. Importantly, the school has embedded an effective and well-delivered phonics programme. All other subjects now have a clear and precisely designed curriculum. This means pupils are learning more key knowledge. This good curriculum starts in the Reception Year, where children have an inquisitive enthusiasm to learn. By Year 6, the pupils are in a strong position, ready to start secondary school. Pupils appreciate all the opportunities, which have notably increased, the school gives them. They can attend yoga, crochet and handbell clubs, to name but a few. Pupils talk excitedly about the opportunities to compete against other schools. They perform very well in these sporting competitions.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the school's checks on what pupils have learned are not as effective as in others. As a result, not all pupils achieve as well as they could overall. The school should check how well pupils have learned the key knowledge across the curriculum and use this information to adapt future staff training and curriculum adaptations.

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