St Breock Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 September 2022

Pupils enjoy coming to this happy, welcoming school where the motto is 'learning, love and laughter'. Leaders and staff share a determination for every pupil to develop emotionally, socially and physically, as well as academically. Throughout the school, pupils demonstrate the school's ethos through small, kind deeds. For example, they open doors for others or older pupils look after the youngest children. At playtimes, pupils love to show their physical prowess on a wide range of equipment. Adults have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Well-considered emotional support is available to pupils who need it. This helps pupils rise to meet these expectations. The school is a calm and purposeful learning environment. Pupils say that behaviour is typically good in lessons and on the playground. Bullying is not something that happens often. If it does, adults deal with it very quickly. Pupils know that staff will listen to them if they have any concerns. As one pupil said, 'When we feel sad, we know someone will listen to us and help us to feel better.' Pupils say they feel happy and safe at school. An overwhelming majority of parents and carers share this view.

What the school should improve

• Some pupils' reading books are not matched to the sounds that they know. This means that those pupils who struggle to read are not always able to use their phonics knowledge to decode words accurately. Leaders need to ensure that the books pupils read are well matched to their reading ability.

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