St Gabriel's CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 30 January 2024

Pupils are exceptional ambassadors for St Gabriel's School. They shine in the many leadership roles they have. Pupils are happy, active and responsible citizens. They live and breathe the school values. For example, they strive for excellence and treasure friendships. Pupils are diligent and conscientious. They conduct themselves sensibly during playtimes and breaktimes. Pupils' attitudes to learning are positive. Staff expect pupils to work hard and to achieve highly. Pupils respond well to these high expectations. This helps to ensure that most pupils learn well in different areas of the curriculum. Pupils learn about democracy, the rule of law and equality. They raise funds for many worthy causes, including children's charities. Pupils also care about the community. Recently, pupils helped to brighten up the local area by planting flower bulbs. They also gave thank you cards and gifts to local shop workers. Pupils participate in the many enrichment activities available to them. For instance, a group of pupils recently visited the Houses of Parliament. Pupils fondly recall visiting museums, theatres and art galleries, as well as a zoo and planetarium.

What the school should improve

• In a few areas of the curriculum, learning is not adapted well to enable some pupils to deepen their knowledge of the subjects that they are studying. This prevents them from learning all that they could. The school should ensure that the work that teachers give to pupils enables them to deepen their learning over time.
• Some aspects of the early years curriculum are not delivered as well as intended. This means that a few children do not learn all that they should across all areas of learning. The school should ensure that staff are suitably equipped to deliver the early years curriculum so that children are fully prepared for Year 1.

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