Roos Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 June 2022

The guiding principles of, 'together we care, learn and shine' are lived out by the pupils and staff at Roos Church of England Primary School. Pupils model these well in their focused attitude to learning and the calm manner with which they conduct themselves around school. Staff encourage this through the high expectations they have of pupils. Pupils talk positively about the roles they hold. For example, older pupils lead collective worship during whole-school visits to All Saints' Church. Pupils are happy and feel safe at this school. They are polite and respectful to each other. Staff expect pupils to behave well, and they do. Pupils say that bullying is rare; leaders' well-maintained records confirm this. If bullying does happen, pupils know that trusted adults will sort out their concerns quickly and effectively. Relationships between adults and pupils are highly positive. Parents and carers are positive about the school. They are very complimentary about the work that staff do to help their children achieve well. One parent's comment was typical of the views of others, when they said, 'Both of my children have loved their time at Roos. The whole team are supportive and genuinely care about our children.' While pupils enjoy learning a broad curriculum, in some subjects, curriculum thinking is at an early stage.

What the school should improve

• The curriculums in science and some foundation subjects are not sufficiently well planned. For this reason, the transitional arrangements have been applied. Leaders have started to identify key components of knowledge and to sequence these across year groups in these areas, but this work is not complete. Further work and training are required to ensure consistency of implementation across classes and to assist all pupils to learn with increasing success in all subjects.
• Curriculum planning does not currently build on the knowledge and skills that pupils gain in the early years consistently well. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is fully sequenced so that it supports pupils to know and remember more over time, from the early years to Year 6.

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