St Anne's CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 30 November 2022

Pupils are happy and enjoy attending Baslow St Anne's school. Pupils like their teachers and say, 'They are good fun and care about us.' Pupils say they like spending time with their friends. Playtime is enjoyable and everyone plays well together. Leaders have high expectations of all pupils. Leaders work hard to meet their mission for every child and pupil to experience 'life in all its fullness'. They do this through 'growing healthy minds and hearts together' by ensuring that pupils follow the school's values of respect, kindness and diversity. Pupils behave with consistently high levels of respect for staff and each other. Pupils are very proud of their school. They all play a part in creating a welcoming family atmosphere. Pupils see diversity as something to celebrate. They try hard to earn house points for their exceptional work or attitudes. Pupils work together to try to make their house the best of the year. Bullying is rare. If it does happen, leaders act quickly to resolve it. Parents and carers are delighted with the school. They say that the school is 'warm and friendly'. One parent, typical of many, said, 'This is a fantastic rural school with some fantastic opportunities for the pupils.'

What the school should improve

• The resources used to support early reading broadly match the sounds pupils know for pupils in key stages 1 and 2. This is not always the case for children in the early years. Some children are not able to practise reading books that fully match their phonic knowledge early enough. Leaders should ensure that all children in the early years have access to the books that match their phonic knowledge.
• Teachers regularly assess what pupils know in the core subjects. However, leaders have not developed a consistent approach to assessment for the foundation subjects. As a result, teachers do not regularly check how successfully pupils learn the curriculum in the foundation subjects. Leaders should ensure that there is a consistent approach to assessment in the wider curriculum subjects so that teachers and leaders know precisely how successfully pupils have gained the knowledge from the topics they have studied.

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