Tackley Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 March 2025

Parents and pupils describe Tackley as a place 'where staff have unconditional positive regard for all pupils'. The school has ensured that two communities have become one after merging with another local school in 2023. Staff have created a highly inclusive environment. Pupils are happy and achieve well. Children make a strong start to their school life in the Reception class. This high level of care and support continues throughout the school. Both pupils and staff live by the school's values of curiosity, responsibility and kindness. Teachers know pupils well. They have high expectations of what pupils can learn and how they need to behave. The youngest pupils settle quickly. They learn in a secure and safe environment, gaining confidence and making friends easily. Pupils enjoy their learning, behave well and work hard in lessons. Pupils have many opportunities to discuss their learning. They say this helps them to think for themselves. Pupils make effective and positive contributions to the school community. These include fundraising for local, national and global charities. Pupils also benefit from taking part in at least one sporting competition during their time at the school. These events include indoor football and cricket. These opportunities develop pupils' resilience and aspiration.

What the school should improve

• In some wider curriculum subjects, assessment is not yet used well enough to check pupils have remembered the most important knowledge taught. This means pupils have gaps in their knowledge and so do not achieve as well as they do in other subjects. The school must ensure pupils' understanding is checked and addressed so any gaps in pupils' knowledge are closed.

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