Ropery Walk Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 November 2024

Pupils at Ropery Walk Primary School say that they are happy and safe here. One pupil said, 'Nothing at school makes me feel unsafe, we have great teachers and more!' Others agree that they feel this way. Pupils are confident that their teachers will help them. They say that everyone gets along well here. They understand the importance of the school values of respect, inclusion, courage, honesty, empathy and safety (RICHES) because school has worked with them and their families to determine them. Pupils say that they learn to respect other people regardless of who they are, where they are from or what religion they may be. All staff here expect pupils to do their best. Expectations are high for how well pupils behave, attend and for what they can achieve here and in their futures. Pupils rise to this challenge. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. Bullying rarely happens. Pupils are confident that teachers will resolve any issues quickly if it does. Parents are highly positive about the school, particularly about how well their children are learning to read and communication between home and school. Pupils respond well to visitors; they cannot wait to show off their school.

What the school should improve

• The assessment in wider curriculum subjects is not as developed as in the core subjects. This means that sometimes assessment does not accurately check what pupils have learned. This means that some pupils may not make as much progress as they could in these subjects. Leaders should continue to ensure that assessment in the wider curriculum is reviewed and enhanced so that pupils make strong progress across all curriculum subjects.
• Children in the early years benefit from high-quality indoor resources but the outdoor resources are not as well matched to the curriculum intent for literacy, mathematics and communication and language. This means that children do not learn as well in the outdoors as they do indoors. Leaders should ensure that they continue with their plans to further develop the outside area so that equally high-quality learning, linked to the seven areas of learning, takes place indoors and out.

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