Stokeinteignhead School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 September 2022

At Stokeinteignhead School, pupils become curious, determined, resourceful and respectful characters. This is down to the way that staff build learning about these four qualities into the everyday life of the school. Pupils are encouraged to take their positive behaviours out into the local community and to think about themselves as citizens of Britain and the wider world. Leaders invite 'cultural champions' into school. These are speakers drawn from different backgrounds who share their different perspectives with pupils. Pupils find this enriching. They learn to respect difference. This, in turn, helps pupils to understand one another better. Bullying is very rare. Pupils trust the adults in the school to protect them and help them to resolve any difficulties with their peers. From the start of the Reception Year, pupils learn an ambitious curriculum. They learn to read quickly. Reading remains at the heart of the curriculum throughout pupils' time at the school. Staff put pupils well on their way to becoming life-long readers. Every day, in every class, time is set aside for staff to read with pupils. This enhances pupils' vocabulary development and knowledge of the world.

What the school should improve

• Most pupils become accurate readers quickly. However, a few continue to need extra support with their reading. The support for these pupils does not focus sharply enough on the gaps in their phonics knowledge. Leaders should ensure that pupils who need to catch up receive precisely focused support.
• In a few subjects, the approach to assessment does not help pupils to embed knowledge as well as it could. Leaders should continue to review teachers' use of assessment so that it helps pupils to learn the essential knowledge from each subject curriculum.

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