Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 March 2025

Sale and Davys Primary School has high expectations of all pupils. This is reflected in the school's aim for all pupils to 'grow, believe and succeed'. This aim is realised. Pupils are helped to grow in confidence. They are well prepared for the next stage of their education and for life in modern Britain. They achieve highly across the curriculum. This is also reflected in the high outcomes of national assessments at the end of key stage 2. Pupils are well mannered. They are respectful to staff, visitors and each other. They are courteous. They hold doors open for one another. They support each other. Pupils are inclusive. They extend a warm welcome to everyone, regardless of background or beliefs. As one pupil summed up: 'We treat everyone how we would want to be treated.' Positive behaviour and hard work are celebrated. Pupils are eager to earn merit points, house points, chance cards and 'star badges' from the headteacher. They look forward to sharing each other's achievements in the 'celebration' and 'gold' collective worship. Relationships between staff and pupils are consistently positive. Pupils are well known and well cared for. They value the actions that the school takes to keep them safe and happy.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not make clear the precise content that pupils are expected to learn and remember. In these places, pupils' recall is less secure. The school should ensure that the curriculum consistently identifies the key knowledge that pupils are expected to know and remember, and that pupils remember this over time.
• Beyond phonics, the school's reading curriculum does not make clear the content which needs to be taught and in what order. This makes it difficult to check how well pupils have learned. It affects how well some pupils build up their reading knowledge and skills over time. The school should ensure that the reading curriculum is designed to clearly outline what pupils are expected to know and achieve at each stage so that pupils can securely build their knowledge over time.

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