St John's Chapel Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 June 2024

St John's Chapel Primary School is a smaller-than-average-size primary school. There are warm relationships between pupils and staff. Pupils benefit from the highly nurturing and welcoming environment in school. Their individual talents and uniqueness are celebrated. Pupils are taught in mixed-age classes that spread across the two key stages. This is well managed. The school is part of a federation with other local small schools. Pupils from each school join together for aspects of their learning, educational visits and residential visits. This helps pupils widen their friendships and experiences. This prepares them well for their secondary education. Pupils behave well. They are motivated by the rewards in school and celebration assemblies. The school's systems to promote good attendance work well. Pupils and families know it is important to attend school regularly and on time. Pupils benefit from the wide variety of extra-curricular activities on offer. Parents are overwhelmingly happy with the education and support that their children receive.

What the school should improve

• In mathematics, the work given to pupils does not enable them to achieve the aims and ambitions of the curriculum. This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. The school should ensure that their systems and curriculum coverage for this subject allow enough time for pupils to improve their skills and deepen their understanding.
• Sometimes, pupils who need help to catch up, particularly those who are disadvantaged, do not receive enough support. This means that some pupils do not have a chance to catch up to their peers. The school should ensure its systems support pupils to achieve age-related expectations.

Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)