Queen's Hill Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 March 2023

Pupils enjoy coming to this school. Pupils feel safe, and are helped to develop academically and personally in a nurturing environment. Expectations are high for everybody. Staff create interesting lessons. They treat pupils with respect and kindness. Pupils appreciate this, so always do their best work and behave well. Pupils' knowledge of most of the subjects they study builds well over time. They achieve well, overall. Pupils are well prepared for their future lives. They develop a lively curiosity about the world around them. This is a peaceful, well-organised school. Bullying is very rare. If it does happen, pupils know staff will resolve it quickly and well. Pupils learn how to make safe choices. This includes knowing how to use the internet safely. Pupils enjoy taking part in a wide range of creative and sports activities. These include taking part in 'Nature Club' or as part of the technology modelling club. They enjoy the residential trips, where they practise their teamwork skills in problem-solving challenges. Pupils enjoy being part of the wider community, such as when they planted trees and built bird boxes for the local park. Parents appreciate the work of the school staff both in regard to the care they provide and the curriculum on offer.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, teachers plan lessons where the content does not match leaders' curriculum intent. This means that pupils do not learn and cannot recall important content and subject knowledge. Leaders must ensure that, in all subjects, teachers plan lessons that help pupils learn the important subject knowledge and content leaders have identified in their plans, so that they learn equally well across the curriculum.

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