Robert Mellors Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 October 2022

Staff and pupils are determined to 'make a difference' at this friendly and welcoming school. Pupils say they feel safe and are happy because the staff look after them. They know that if any bullying were to happen that the staff would sort it out quickly. Staff know the pupils as individuals. They provide for the pupils' needs and care for them with kindness and respect. Leaders have ensured that the 'make a difference' ethos threads throughout the school. For example, pupils are able to connect the values of respect and resilience to the work they complete in class. Pupils know what it means to be ready to learn. Staff help pupils to understand their emotions and then connect this learning to the value of making a difference in their relationships. Staff consistently model the school values to the pupils. Pupils are kind, caring and inclusive of each other. They behave well at the school. They are very polite to all adults, including visitors. Parents and carers appreciate the high expectations that leaders have of their children. One parent summed up the views of many when she said, 'this school is brilliant: my child thrives here'.

What the school should improve

• Leaders have developed the curriculum so that it sets out the key knowledge and skills pupils should acquire, and when, from the early years to Year 6. However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have not identified and sequenced the important knowledge and skills as precisely as they have in other subjects. Where this is the case, teachers are not given clear enough guidance to support them to deliver the subject content in a logical order. As a result, pupils' knowledge and skills do not build as well as they might. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum supports all pupils to know and remember more, in all subjects, as they progress through the school.

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