Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 15 February 2023

Children are eager to come to school because they enjoy learning. They feel safe and happy, and know that adults are always there to help. Pupils enjoy being with their friends but above all, they want to be with their teachers, whom they rate very highly. Teachers treat pupils with respect, and this is reflected in the way that pupils behave and treat one another. Relationships between teachers and pupils are warm and enabling. Bullying and name calling are very rare. Should it occur, staff put things right. Pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is consistently calm. The school's motto, 'limitless possibilities', is evident in the high expectations that staff have of all pupils. These expectations are realised in pupils' secure academic achievements, their positive attitudes to learning and in the calm atmosphere in lessons. Whether pupils are learning to master sounds that letters make, learning how Egyptians travelled, or deciphering Roman numerals, they approach their learning with confidence and enthusiasm. This is because teachers make learning interesting. Throughout the school, pupils know that help is always available if learning becomes challenging. However, they persevere because the school's LEARNER values teach pupils not to give up.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders have only recently identified the key knowledge that they want pupils to know and the order in which this should be taught. Until recently, this meant that pupils did not always build their learning on what they already knew. Leaders should ensure that the newly designed curriculum in these subjects is implemented as planned.
• Assessment strategies in some subjects are not fully developed. This means that teachers are unsure if pupils remember what they have been taught. Leaders should provide appropriate guidance and training to ensure that staff can readily assess pupils' learning in these subjects.

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