South View Junior School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 July 2022

South View Juniors is a friendly and caring school. Pupils and staff are kind to one another and work well together as a team. Pupils enjoy coming to school. They especially like being taught a wide range of additional life skills through their 'pupil passports'. They enjoy learning about first aid, money management and mindfulness. They know these will help them now, and in the future. Leaders expect everyone to do their best in school. Pupils take pride in their work. They behave well in lessons and around school. Pupils are happy and safe. Some have been trained as mental health champions who support their peers. Pupils enjoy looking after each other and know there is always someone there to help if needed. On the rare occasion that bullying occurs, pupils know that it will be dealt with. Pupils get many opportunities to develop as individuals. They enjoy a wide variety of clubs, football, cross-stitch and choir being among their favourites. They enjoy spending time in the school allotment. Older pupils are excited that they get to be play leaders at the linked infant school. School councillors, reading ambassadors and eco warriors relish the responsibility that they have to shape and support school life.

What the school should improve

• In some foundation subjects, teachers do not systematically revisit important knowledge to check that it has been learned securely. As a result, pupils do not consistently remember key concepts they have been taught in these subjects. Leaders should develop ways of checking that the important information they want pupils to learn is committed to pupils' long-term memory.

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