Rushcroft Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 December 2022

Pupils enjoy coming to Rushcroft Primary School. They arrive happy and ready to get their day of learning underway. Pupils chat with each other as they make their way into their classrooms, where staff greet them with a warm smile. Positive relationships exist between staff, pupils and children. Pupils are safe. Leaders have high expectations for pupils' achievement and behaviour. Pupils are polite to each other and adults within the school. They show respect to school property that they use at playtimes. Pupils behave well in lessons. Pupils are confident that staff in school would sort out any falling-out. Leaders deal well with any bullying. Pupils have many opportunities which extend beyond the school day. They value the opportunities that staff offer. Pupils enthusiastically spoke about the variety of clubs that they can attend, including clubs for homework, multi-sport and netball. They spoke about how they enjoyed their recent trip to France, which brought alive what they have recently learned. Pupils say the many opportunities they have make Rushcroft Primary a special place to be.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects assessment is not used carefully enough to check that pupils have remembered the knowledge that they have been taught in the past. Therefore, teachers cannot always be sure that new learning is built on firm foundations. Leaders should ensure that assessment systems in these final few subjects are used effectively to check what pupils know and remember over time.

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