Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 May 2022

Pupils are proud to be a member of Steeple Claydon School. They relish the challenges of the curriculum and work hard. Children and pupils are eager to talk about their learning and they want to do well. Staff are kind and caring. They take care of pupils with warmth and sensitivity. This means a lot to pupils. Pupils feel valued and supported by the staff in school. They feel that staff 'look out' for them. Pupils are polite, friendly and get along well. Specially trained peer mentors offer a friendly ear for children and pupils during breaktimes. Peer mentors are knowledgeable about what to do to help children who are feeling upset or worried. Because of their thorough training, they know when to involve an adult when supporting a child. With this help pupils quickly resolve any friendship issues. Any unkind behaviour is nipped in the bud. As a result, bullying is extremely rare. The school values of generosity, trust, determination, positivity, respect, confidence and compassion are important to pupils. Pupils develop a clear understanding of what these values mean and how they can show them in their daily lives.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, leaders have not considered in sufficient detail the crucial knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn. Leaders need to plan the order in which pupils will learn key knowledge in these subjects so that pupils achieve the standards of which they are capable. Because of this, the transition statements have been applied in this inspection.

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