Oldfleet Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 June 2024

Positive relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of Oldfleet Primary School. Staff know all pupils and families individually. Everyone is valued and included. There is a strong commitment to supporting pupils' emotional needs. The school has an ambition that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), will receive a high-quality education. In some areas, including in the early years, these high expectations are not realised. Pupils' achievement does not match the school's intentions. There is still work to do to ensure that all pupils have the breadth, and depth, of knowledge that they need to be ready for the next stage of their education. Pupils know that the school rules of 'ready, respectful and safe' help them to behave well. This can be seen in their positive behaviour around school. At social times, pupils enjoy the range of activities on offer to them in the playground. Adults support pupils to play well together. Pupils are safe. The school is rightly proud of the wealth of experiences they offer for pupils both within, and beyond, their local community. Pupils enjoy these opportunities, which include residential visits, visits to London to parliament and the Royal Opera House and the planting programme with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

What the school should improve

• In some areas of the wider curriculum, pupils have not developed a secure understanding of the important subject knowledge. Systems to check what pupils know and remember over time are not embedded in all subjects. The school should ensure that curriculum leaders have the time to check how well the curriculum is being implemented and understand how well pupils are achieving in their subject over time.
• For older pupils, who need additional support in reading and mathematics, the school has not identified the gaps in their knowledge precisely enough. This means that some pupils are not achieving as well as they should. The school should ensure that all staff have the training and support necessary to address gaps in knowledge for older pupils rapidly. As part of this work, the school should continue to monitor closely how well pupils are prepared for their next stage in education.
• Some pupils do not attend school often enough, while others do not arrive on time at the start of the school day. This means that these pupils miss out on important learning and do not make the progress of which they are capable. The school should continue to develop the recently implemented systems to ensure that parents understand the importance of regular attendance and punctuality.
• For some pupils, attitudes to learning are not consistently high throughout the school day. This means that these pupils are not learning the curriculum as well as they should. The school should continue to implement the new approach to behaviour management to help pupils develop more positive attitudes towards school.
• Sometimes, activities in the early years are not matched closely to the children's learning needs. This means children are not engaged in their learning and do not learn as much as they could. The school should ensure that activities are precisely matched to the intended curriculum so that children achieve well over time.

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