St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 9 July 2024

Pupils at St Peter's are polite, welcoming and curious about the world. They feel safe and attend well. Staff are focused on enriching pupils lives and helping them. There is a positive culture around school. The school has worked hard to improve behaviour in recent months. Pupils' behaviour reflects this improvement and they can see things are better. The school has high expectations of what pupils will achieve. However, some pupils do not receive a good quality of education. There is a lack of consistency in how the planned curriculum is delivered, which limits what pupils can achieve. In addition, some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not always have the support they need to learn successfully alongside their peers. There have been recent changes though, particularly in English and writing, that are improving pupils' learning experiences. All are encouraged to be responsible, respectful and active citizens. Pupils know they have a voice in the school. They enjoy the renewed extra-curricular activities, which include a range of sports and the popular 'Little Gannets' cooking club. Pupils are proud of their leadership roles. This can be as members of the 'Safeguarding Squad', 'Worship Council' or 'School Council'. They make active contributions to the school community and beyond.

What the school should improve

• There is inconsistent implementation of the planned curriculum, including early years. Teachers are not clear enough about what pupils need to learn and pupils are not able always to recall what they have learnt over time. The school needs to ensure that the curriculum is delivered as intended and effectively to enable all pupils to be able to know and remember more.
• The adaptations for pupils with SEND are not effective enough. Consequently, pupils with SEND do not achieve as well as they could. The school needs to ensure that clear actions for support are in place to help pupils with SEND access the full curriculum well.
• Assessment information about how pupils are progressing through the curriculum is not used well enough. As a result, pupils have gaps in their knowledge or misconceptions which are not addressed. The school should ensure that teachers use assessment consistently well to help pupils to build knowledge more securely.

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