St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 July 2024

This is a caring and inclusive school where pupils are happy and achieve well. The school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). It provides effective support to pupils with SEND who achieve well. Pupils are proud of their successes. The school has high expectations for pupils' behaviour and conduct. Classrooms are organised and calm spaces where pupils learn well with established routines. Pupils play together happily at social times. Most pupils respond positively to the school's reminders about 'good manners.' However, some do not show respectful attitudes to others. Pupils flourish through the wider opportunities the school provides. The popular school clubs develop pupils' interests and talents. Toy brick-building, football and drama clubs are some activities that pupils enjoy. The school listens to pupils' ideas, for example, in setting up the 'loom band' club. Pupils are excited about the opportunity to run their own radio station. Pupils have confidence in the school's support for them. Pupils value being listened to. They have 'trusted adults' that they can share any worries with.

What the school should improve

• Not all pupils show the respectful attitudes that they should. Some pupils do not consistently meet the school's expectations about 'good manners'. Learning is occasionally interrupted and the calm learning environment and positive ethos is sometimes disturbed. The school should ensure that all pupils meet the school's high expectations for behaviour and conduct.
• The school is refining its new, well-sequenced subject curriculums. However, these curriculums do not consistently take account of gaps in pupils' prior learning. Consequently, gaps in prior learning are not always addressed. The school should continue to refine the curriculum and ensure that subject curriculums address gaps in prior learning thus enabling pupils to know, remember and do more over time.
• Not all staff check carefully enough what pupils have learned before moving onto new learning. As a result, sometimes new learning is introduced before pupils are ready, which can limit how well they are able to consolidate their learning. The school should ensure that all staff check pupils' secure learning before moving on, thus enabling to pupils to build learning progressively.

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