Stradbroke Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 July 2022

Leaders' vision is for experience, innovation, culture, aspirations and community to underpin the work of this school. Pupils get a good grounding in basic skills in English and mathematics and build effectively on these skills over their time in school. They enjoy learning across a wide curriculum, but have more limited knowledge in some subjects. Leaders have high expectations for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff support pupils with SEND well. The curriculum is skilfully adapted to meet the pupils' needs. Pupils benefit from numerous specialist support programmes. Good relationships and effective teaching overall ensure that pupils achieve well, including those eligible to receive additional government funding. There is a purposeful learning atmosphere in lessons. Pupils are polite and courteous. There are occasions when pupils behave inappropriately. These are few and far between. Such incidents are dealt with swiftly and effectively. Pupils are happy and safe.

What the school should improve

• Although leaders have recently revised their curriculum to ensure that pupils build knowledge sequentially in subjects from the early years to Year 6, these plans have not been implemented. As a result, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge in some foundation subjects. Leaders should implement their well-sequenced curriculum plans in all subject areas and check the effect that these are having on the knowledge pupils gain and remember.

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