Raeburn Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 February 2023

Staff provide a warm welcome for pupils as they arrive each morning in the playground. Pupils are eager to get into their classrooms to start their lessons. Pupils said that staff help them when they have worries or problems. Pupils, including children in the early years, feel happy and safe at school. Pupils are proud of their school. They work hard in lessons and most pupils take pride in their work. Pupils behave well in lessons, when moving around the school and at breaktimes. They said that bullying is rare, and should it happen, staff deal with it quickly. Pupils are motivated by the curriculum. Leaders have high aspirations for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils across the school achieve well. They also enjoy the wide range of trips and visits that support their learning. Older pupils enjoy their responsibilities as reading buddies, school councillors, lunchtime helpers, play leaders and members of the healthy mind and healthy body team. They organise activities to provide other pupils with plenty to do at breaktimes. The eco- committee members check that the school recycles its rubbish and does not waste energy.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, leaders have not finalised their curriculum thinking and made the knowledge that pupils should know and remember clear enough to teachers. This hinders some pupils in making links between new learning and what they know already. Leaders should ensure that they are clear about the knowledge and skills that pupils should learn in these subjects.

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