St Laurences CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 November 2024

St Laurence's CofE is very distinct in its community spirit. Pupils live out the school's vision of 'Growing in faith, living in hope, learning to love.' They show a genuine care for each other. There is a lovely, calm and purposeful atmosphere in school. Pupils are happy and proud to attend. The school wants the very best for everyone and pupils are at the heart of all it does. Staff have high expectations of all pupils, and pupils respond well to these. Pupils from Reception to Year 6 benefit from an exciting and engaging curriculum. Pupils enjoy their learning and talk excitedly about it. Pupils behave well. They understand the school's high expectations of their behaviour both in lessons and at play. Pupils benefit from staff knowing them very well as individuals. Pupils are confident that if they have any worries, there is always an adult in the school who will listen and help. Pupils benefit from the many opportunities the school offers. Pupils take on various leadership roles, such as sports ambassadors, tech gurus, mathematics leads and house captains. These experiences give pupils opportunities to take responsibility in school and develops their confidence.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects the learning activities given to pupils do not always support them to know and remember key knowledge. When this is the case, some pupils struggle to recall the important knowledge they need. The school needs to make sure that the activities staff choose will help all pupils to build knowledge as intended.

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