Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 June 2024

Pupils are courteous and a delight to meet. They enjoy attending this welcoming school and they value the positive relationships that they have with staff. They know that they can share any worries or concerns. This makes them feel safe and cared for in school. Pupils behave well in lessons. They know the school's routines and respond positively to gentle reminders from staff about their behaviour. This makes the atmosphere in school calm and harmonious. Pupils do their best to demonstrate the 'Stubbins values'. They appreciate being rewarded for making good choices. Pupils are encouraged to work hard and stay focused on their learning. The school is ambitious for pupils to achieve well. However, some pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), do not remember their learning well enough in some subjects. This is because the recently refreshed curriculums are not delivered consistently well. Pupils know how to stay safe when working online and when playing outside of school with their friends. Pupils spoke positively about some of the recent changes at school, such as increased ways in which they can develop their talents and interests, for example by singing in the choir or being part of computing competitions. They understand the importance of treating others with respect.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, staff have not had sufficient support or training to deliver the new curriculums or to check that pupils have learned subject content. As a result, some pupils are not learning the curriculum as well as they should. The school should ensure that staff have the subject expertise and training that they need to deliver the curriculum consistently well, so that pupils know and remember more.
• A small number of pupils who struggle with reading are not catching up quickly enough. This is because the support that they receive is not helping them to keep pace with the reading programme. As a result, they cannot access the full breadth of the curriculum. The school should ensure that staff support pupils more effectively to overcome gaps in their reading knowledge.
• Some staff do not adapt their delivery of the curriculum well enough for pupils with SEND. This means that these pupils are not supported as well as they should be to learn the curriculum. The school should equip staff with the skills they need to adapt teaching, and resources, to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
• The school has not ensured that all aspects of the PSHE curriculum are taught consistently well. Some pupils do not have a secure understanding about healthy eating, and their knowledge about the differences that exist between people in society is underdeveloped. The school should ensure that pupils learn all that they should from the PSHE curriculum, so that they are fully prepared for life in modern Britain.

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