The Cranbourne Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 March 2025

Pupils are very positive about their academic and personal development experiences at this school. They rise to the high expectations that the school has for them and achieve well in national assessments for reading, writing and mathematics. From early years upwards, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have the adjustments they need to successfully access the learning environment. Pupils are motivated to do their best. They enjoy the wide range of interesting lessons that help them to understand the past and present world. They respond well to praise and encouragement. Pupils are proud to receive a '5C's' certificate if they demonstrate an element of the school's character development. Across all year groups, pupils follow the school rules of 'ready, respectful and safe' to a consistently high standard. This means they learn in calm classrooms, play happily and can fully focus on their learning. The school fulfils its motto of 'broadening horizons' for its pupils. Pupils enrich their curriculum knowledge through trips to museums, places of worship, arenas and the zoo. They develop self-confidence such as taking turns to be class learning ambassadors. They gain leadership skills as sports captains or school council representatives. Pupils learn resilience and teamwork, for example through clubs, mentoring or competitive events.

What the school should improve

• In some foundation subjects, learning activities do not consistently support pupils to remember important knowledge long term. Sometimes gaps in knowledge are not addressed before pupils move on to new content. This means some pupils are not securing a depth of knowledge or making strong enough connections with their previous learning. The school needs to ensure learning activities are more precisely designed to support pupils to easily remember and connect the most important knowledge over time.
• For a few pupils with more significant SEND the curriculum is not currently tailored precisely enough to meet their specific needs. This means these pupils are not securing important foundations in areas of learning such as communication, language and number. The school needs to ensure that the curriculum is adapted suitably and precisely to fully meet these pupils' specific learning needs.

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