Oxley Primary School Shepshed

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 June 2023

Oxley is a warm and welcoming school. Central to all the school does are its values: 'Be kind, be brilliant, have an I can attitude.' Pupils and staff know, understand and live by them. Pupils enthusiastically talk about their learning and their school. They are happy coming to school. Leaders are ambitious for pupils to achieve. They make resolute decisions based on what is right for all pupils. Leaders make sure pupils learn the significance of books. These are carefully selected to ensure that pupils learn about race, culture, ethnicity and gender. They also help pupils to explore the world around them and the world of work. The 'Oxley Charter', created by the pupils themselves, ensures that bullying is not tolerated. All pupils sign up to 'reach out; speak loud; stand up; talk'. They all understand the importance of playing their part should they experience or see bullying occurring, which is rare. The student council contributes significantly to improving the school. The council explores how to make the school better and encourages fellow pupils to understand the part they can play in society, from ensuring that the 'house tokens' are made from recycled materials to supporting small local charities.

What the school should improve

• Occasionally, teachers do not adapt their lessons to meet the needs of all pupils. They are not always appropriately supporting all pupils and enabling them to apply their learning in different circumstances. As a consequence, a small number of pupils do not achieve as well as they should. Leaders should ensure that staff adapt their lessons and provide pupils with the support they need to achieve as well as they can.
• In a few subjects, teachers are not checking what pupils know and remember because the key knowledge has not been identified precisely enough. This means some pupils do not recall all that they have learned. Subject leaders should make sure that this key knowledge is identified and teachers check that the intended curriculum has been learned and remembered.

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