St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 April 2023

Pupils love attending this nurturing and inclusive school. Mutual respect and kindness are part of everyday life. Courtesy and good manners are commonplace. Pupils enjoy a strong bond with staff. They know staff will help them if they have a concern. The atmosphere is calm and happy, and pupils behave well. Pupils embody the school's Christian values of love, respect, trust, forgiveness, and courage. They talk about why these values are important. They are lived out in the way that pupils behave. Pupils understand that difference is something to cherish. They say, 'School teaches us it is OK to be who you want to be.' They listen to the views of one another respectfully, even when they disagree. Leaders have put individual support in place for all pupils in a careful and thoughtful way. This means their high ambition for all pupils is realised. They have ensured that teachers have the skills to enable all pupils to achieve well. Pupils have many meaningful opportunities to become good citizens. For example, they can become mental health champions and collective worship leaders. Pupils have many opportunities to support charities. Pupils 'reach out to loneliness' by writing to, and visiting, the local old people's home. In the wider community, pupils helped to gain a preservation order on a tree in danger of being cut down, and have improved facilities for dog walkers so their environment is a more pleasant and a cleaner place.

What the school should improve

• Leaders have not ensured that all books that pupils read precisely match the sounds they have learned and know. As a result, some pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to practise and become fluent in the sounds they know. Leaders should ensure that all books are matched closely to individual pupils' phonics skills to enable them to become fluent readers.
• Teachers do not use assessment well enough during lessons to check if pupils have learned the curriculum. As a result, teachers do not consistently identify and address any gaps or misconceptions in pupils' learning. Leaders should ensure that teachers carefully check pupils' learning in lessons so that they can quickly identify and address and gaps or misconceptions.

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