St Peter's Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 September 2022

The school motto, 'Growing together in mind, body and spirit', underpins all the school does. It is evident in how pupils learn through the academic, character and enrichment curriculum and how they conduct themselves around the school. Securing respectful and nurturing relationships is central to this. Staff know pupils well. This helps pupils to feel safe. Pupils understand the high expectations leaders have for their behaviour and attitudes to learning. They say that adults support their peers well if they struggle in class. Consequently, there is little disruption to learning. Pupils value the range of opportunities leaders provide for them to take on responsibilities. These include roles such as Year 5 buddies for children in Reception, school leaders and eco champions. Pupils fulfil these roles wholeheartedly. It increases their confidence and self-awareness. The positive conduct of pupils continues into playtimes. Pupils develop their physical health and play together well. Pupils show resilience and empathy when managing 'fall- outs'. They resolve them quickly between themselves. Leaders enable this to happen by modelling a restorative approach to maintaining friendships. Pupils know what bullying is. They learn strategies to deal with incidents when they occur. Staff sort out any problems quickly.

What the school should improve

• Leaders' recent work to develop the curriculum has not yet been fully implemented across some subject areas. As a result, in some subjects, pupils do not learn as well as they could. Leaders need to ensure that the curriculum in all subjects is fully embedded and sequenced so that pupils know and remember more over time.
• The leadership of SEND has recently changed. While leaders have a clear understanding of what needs to be done to ensure that all pupils with SEND can successfully learn the same ambitious curriculum as their peers, for some pupils this is not yet fully in place. They do not have the precise and targeted support they need to overcome barriers to learning. As a result, they do not learn as well as they could. Leaders need to quickly put in place the changes they have planned for and ensure that they check the impact and success of their decisions and actions.

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