Priory Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 20 June 2023

Pupils are happy to come to this friendly school where everyone is made to feel welcome and included. Pupils are kind playmates during breaktimes and lunchtimes. They are encouraged to be active and keep fit, having opportunities to take part in many inter- school sporting tournaments. The school environment is calm and purposeful. Pupils know the golden rules of being safe, kind and ready to learn. Leaders have high aspirations that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), will achieve their full potential. Pupils give their full attention to learning, listening attentively to their teachers and becoming absorbed in, for example, problem-solving in mathematics or creating work in the style of contemporary artists in art and design. They love to sit with a book in one of the many reading areas around the school. Leaders are keen that pupils should develop an interest in their locality by learning about significant local events and people. They research how building styles have changed by visiting Ramsgate Library which was rebuilt after a fire. Pupils' history topic about the Second World War is brought to life through their visit to Ramsgate tunnels, where they consider what life was like for children back then.

What the school should improve

• In some foundation subjects, leaders are in the process of identifying the key knowledge that must be taught. In these curriculum areas, teachers do not know exactly what they must teach and regularly revisit so that it is embedded securely in pupils' long-term memories. Leaders should continue to refine the curriculum so that teachers know precisely what pupils must understand and remember.

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