St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 April 2022

Pupils at St Briavels are proud of their school. They are polite, respectful and welcoming. Pupils enjoy the wide range of curriculum subjects on offer. They are keen to talk about what they learn. Pupils appreciate how the school prepares them for the next stage in their education. Pupils value the relationships they have with adults. They say that staff care about their well-being and mental health. Pupils are accepting and tolerant of others. Staff make sure that pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are included fully in the life of the school. Pupils feel they have a voice and that staff listen to them. Pupils feel happy and safe. Pupils know what the different types of bullying are. They say that bullying rarely happens. Staff support pupils well if they have any worries. Most parents agree that staff take good care of their child. Pupils take part in a variety of opportunities in the local and wider community. They talk about these opportunities with excitement. These include the Malvern Show 'garden build'. Throughout this project, pupils work together across age ranges, increasing their understanding of the school's values of resilience, compassion, respect and courage.

What the school should improve

• The revised curriculum is still in its early stages. As a result, there are some are inconsistencies in how teachers deliver the planned curriculum. Leaders need to ensure that they monitor their subject areas closely so that they have an accurate view of the consistency in the delivery of the curriculum in all subjects.
• Assessment is not precise enough in foundation subjects. As a result, learning is not as sharply focused for some pupils as it could be. Leaders need to ensure that teachers accurately identify pupils' starting points so that pupils build new learning successfully and remember more over time.
• At times, there is some variability in the strategies used by teachers to manage high expectations in pupils' attitudes to learning. Consequently, attitudes to learning in the classroom are not always as focused and successful as they could be. Leaders are in the process of revising the approach to behaviour. They must ensure that teachers' approach to behaviour management is consistent.

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