St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 February 2024

Pupils are happy and well cared for at St Lucia's C of E Primary School and Nursery. They look forward to coming to school. Most pupils achieve well here. The school is located in a small rural village in Shropshire. Pupils appreciate the scenic landscape and surroundings. Pupils run an eco-committee. They make important environmental decisions for the school and local community. The school has strong links with the local church. For example, pupils plant flower bulbs in the local village churchyard. Pupils behave very well. Staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. If pupils display any disruptive behaviours, these are dealt with quickly and positively. Staff help pupils understand what is right and wrong. This is underpinned by the school's core Christian values and their motto of 'Nurture, nourish, grow'. Leaders are determined that pupils will have a wide range of experiences beyond their local community. All pupils attend visits regularly. They are involved in sports tournaments with other schools. In addition, there are a wide range of after-school clubs. Pupils, parents and carers comment positively on the school's offer to broaden pupils' experiences. They comment on how this offer is growing and how the benefits to their children are invaluable.

What the school should improve

• In writing, the school has not set out the specific subject knowledge that it wants pupils to learn over time. The school is too reliant on individual teachers deciding on the key knowledge for their own individual classes. This means that in writing, pupils are not consistently building on prior knowledge in a sequential and logical order. The school should ensure that the essential knowledge is identified in writing and sequenced clearly over time.
• For some pupils with SEND, the precise areas of need and support identified are too broad and not specific enough. This means that some pupils with SEND are not consistently receiving the support they need to achieve well. The school should ensure that staff develop the skills and knowledge to precisely identify the specific needs of pupils with SEND and accurately put in place the support needed for these pupils so that they can achieve their full potential.
• In some foundation subjects, assessment is in the early stages of development. This means leaders do not yet have systems in place to check how well pupils are accumulating knowledge and key concepts over time in these subjects. The school should continue to develop its systems for assessing how well pupils are learning the intended curriculum over time in the foundation subject areas.

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