Stradbroke Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 September 2022

Stradbroke is a harmonious and inclusive community. Pupils delight in coming to school each day. They eagerly anticipate the things that they will learn and seeing their friends. Pupils feel safe and very content with their time spent at school. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Relationships between adults and pupils are highly positive. Pupils are keen to please their teachers. They are attentive and there is rarely any disruption in class. Pupils look after each other. They warmly welcome new arrivals. Pupils model Stradbroke's expectations to help new pupils settle quickly. Pupils consider that bullying does not happen in their school. They fully understand about the different forms bullying can take. Pupils are adamant that any adult they spoke to would sort out their problems or concerns. Pupils relish opportunities to take on different responsibilities. They make significant contributions in helping to improve the school and local community, such as leading campaigns to make local roads safer or supporting charity fund raising events. Many parents are very positive about the support and care their child receives from the staff. As one parent commented in writing, 'Stradbroke has provided a safe, secure and reassuring environment for children to find their feet, grow in confidence, and really excel in all areas of their school experience.'

What the school should improve

• For a few pupils, the books they read to practise their phonics are not well matched to the sounds that they know. This means that pupils are not developing the fluency they need to read well. Leaders must ensure that staff understand how to select books at an appropriate level to help these pupils catch up with their reading.
• Not all teachers ensure that pupils are learning the same knowledge as their peers in different classes. This means that they are not building the knowledge as leaders had planned in their curriculum programmes. Leaders should ensure that all staff receive the training they need to implement leaders' plans consistently across the school.

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