Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 May 2022

Pupils are happy at Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery. They feel safe because leaders and staff prioritise the importance of building trusting and respectful relationships with every pupil. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school. As one parent said: 'Teachers consistently take a nurturing, child-centred approach to all that they do. Pupils flourish in this inclusive environment where, as the school's motto states, “learning is an adventure.”' The school's values of kindness, respect, equality, teamwork and positivity are at the heart of everything it does. Leaders and teachers want pupils to achieve well in all subjects. Teachers have high aspirations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils strive to meet these expectations. They have good attitudes to learning and work hard in their lessons. Pupils behave well in class and around the school. They understand and follow the school rules. Breaktimes are fun, social occasions. Pupils play collaboratively together and enjoy each other's company. Pupils know what bullying is and say that it does not happen at their school. They are confident that if there were an incident, teachers would take swift action to sort it out.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, teachers are not yet familiar with the sequencing of knowledge and skills, or the essential knowledge that pupils must remember. This means learning is not as strong as it is in other subjects. Leaders need to ensure that teachers are sufficiently well trained in these subjects.

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