St Peter's CofE Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 June 2025

Pupils are happy to attend this inclusive and nurturing school. They describe it as a fun and welcoming place. Pupils know how the school's values help them to understand the importance of showing care and respect to others. Despite this, the quality of education that pupils receive is too variable across different subjects. Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and struggle to recall what they have learned previously. This means they do not learn as well as they should. Staff ensure that pupils understand the importance of following the school rules of 'ready, respectful, safe'. Most pupils meet these expectations. This starts in early years where children listen carefully and follow the routines that are in place. Pupils feel safe. They form trusting relationships with staff. Pupils know that staff will listen and help them with any worries or concerns that arise. Trained staff provide effective support to pupils who struggle to manage their emotions. Pupils enjoy a range of opportunities such as martial arts, a residential visit, and the annual talent show. They take pride in carrying out their leadership roles, which include worship and school council. Pupils know how these roles help them to improve their school.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, learning is not adapted well enough to meet pupils' needs. Where this is the case, pupils, including those with SEND, do not develop their knowledge well enough across the curriculum. The school needs to ensure that learning is suitably adapted so that all groups of pupils progress through the curriculum well.
• Assessment is still being developed in some wider curriculum subjects. Where this is the case, it is not used well enough to check that pupils have remembered what they have been taught. As a result, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and do not build it well over time. The school needs to ensure that assessment is used effectively to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge and to help pupils to learn and remember the curriculum successfully in all subjects.
• The school's approaches for evaluating the impact of its work do not provide leaders with a clear enough view on how well the curriculum is implemented in some subjects. This affects how well the school understands the impact of the curriculum on pupils' learning. The school should ensure that it has clarity about how well the curriculum is taught and how well pupils learn and use this information to bring about the necessary improvements to the quality of education that pupils receive.

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