Scott Primary School & Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 June 2024

Pupils at Scott Primary School happily live by the four school rules. Therefore, they are kind and polite, smile at each other and try their best in everything. Pupils show respect for each other and staff through, for example, holding doors open when moving around the school. They welcome new pupils. They do their best to help them settle. Pupils make good use of the school's well-equipped grounds at breaktimes. They enjoy socialising with each other or playing games with adults and trained pupil 'playground pals.' Pupils take their own and each other's safety seriously. Older pupils are 'digital leaders' to ensure others know how to keep themselves safe when online. Pupils know that staff care for them. Pupils are confident to approach staff if they are worried. Pupils are well-motivated learners. They strive to meet teachers' high expectations that they will concentrate and progress well through the curriculum. Older pupils take pride in becoming diligent ambassadors for subjects such as reading, science and languages. Many pupils enthusiastically participate in a well-planned programme of enrichment experiences. These include an array of lunchtime and after-school clubs, including sports, music and science.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the school has not broken down the curriculum into precise enough building blocks. This causes teaching to go too fast, without pupils building the complex knowledge they should. This in turn leads to pupils not remembering what they are taught. The school should review and develop curriculum documents in these subjects so that pupils consistently build and remember more complex knowledge over time.

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