Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 February 2024

This is a small and friendly school. Its vison is to raise pupils' aspirations, develop a strong community and to value each individual. The school is successful in doing so. The 'spirit' values can be seen throughout the school. Resilience, inquisitiveness and tolerance are examples of these. Pupils achieve well from Nursery through to Year 6. They benefit from an excellent personal, social and health education programme. Pupils are respectful to each other and behave well. They feel safe. They say that any unkind behaviour is rare. If ever pupils fall out with each other, teachers help them to iron this out. This includes children in the early years. The school works closely with the other school in the federation. 'Federation Thursday', where pupils from both schools are taught together, helps pupils to socialise and widen their circle of friends. The school is at the heart of the community. Pupils and staff are very involved in the annual Rosedale show, for example. The school ensures that pupils have a wide range of experiences. Swimming, museum visits, developing cooking skills at a local professional kitchen and yoga enrich the curriculum.

What the school should improve

• Sometimes the exact knowledge that the school wants pupils to learn and remember is not clearly identified. Occasionally there is a lack of clarity about what essential knowledge needs to be taught in different subjects. Pupils occasionally develop gaps in their knowledge as a result. The school should ensure that there is even greater clarity in the key knowledge that they want pupils to learn across the curriculum.

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