Plaistow Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 April 2024

Pupils are happy, safe and enjoy their learning. The school has created an ambitious and interesting curriculum to ensure that all pupils can learn and succeed, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils' behaviour is impeccable. They are kind to each other and listen well to staff and to each other. Discrimination is never tolerated. Pupils enjoy lots of activities to enrich their learning. For example, musical theatre lessons and inter-school debating competitions develop pupils' confidence to speak and perform to an audience. Pupils take up after-school clubs widely, including cookery, cricket and street dance. Pupils benefit from a range of visits, including to museums and parks in the capital. The school encourages pupils to take on responsibilities, including as lunchtime play leaders or as members of the eco-action team and growing vegetables in the school's garden. Pupils contribute to their local area by litter-picking and collecting items for local food banks.

What the school should improve

• In areas where the curriculum has recently been refreshed, the content is newer and pupils have had less opportunity to learn it. As a result, pupils sometimes struggle to remember important ideas, make links to prior learning or to discuss more complex ideas. Changes are not fully embedded. Leaders need to continue to develop staff expertise, ensure key knowledge and skills are identified and ensure that new developments are in place securely across the curriculum.

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