St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 January 2025

Pupils start each day with enthusiasm and a smile. They are greeted by 'Pete the Punctuality Penguin'. Pete provides some well-earned punctuality stickers. Pupils are eager to receive these. Staff, with Willow, the school dog, are also on hand to provide support. They help anyone who has a worry to feel settled. Staff know pupils very well. They form caring relationships with them. This supports pupils to feel happy and safe. Expectations for achievement are high. Pupils get lots of enriching experiences, such as learning in the woods and residential trips. These help to raise confidence and self-belief. Children in early years develop communication skills and understanding of the world through play. Pupils get lots of support so they can learn to read well. They study an interesting curriculum and develop important knowledge and skills, such as how to conduct science experiments. Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, achieve well, especially in reading and mathematics. Pupils behave very well. They play games together, such as skipping, and interact pleasantly. They know all about the 'Carbrooke Golden Rules'. These promote traits such as being kind, polite, helpful and aware of others' feelings. Pupils regularly show and demonstrate these because staff place great importance on them.

What the school should improve

• Sometimes, staff do not give pupils the support they need to develop their grammar, punctuation, spelling and handwriting consistently well. This means that the quality of some pupils' writing is not of a high enough standard. The school needs to ensure that staff enable pupils to produce high-quality handwriting and to use their knowledge of grammar, punctation and spelling consistently well.

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