The Globe Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 March 2023

Pupils talk about their inclusive and nurturing school with enthusiasm. They say that their school is a kind school, where everyone is included, and everyone looks after each other. Pupils know that if they make a mistake, staff will respond with kindness and help them put things right. Children begin to learn the school values of resilience, aspiration, responsibility and enjoyment right from the start of early years. When pupils struggle to demonstrate these values, they get the support that they need to improve their behaviour. Pupils' positive behaviour is recognised and celebrated through team and individual 'VIP' reward points. Bullying is rare. Pupils are confident that staff take the right action if they report bullying. Staff have high expectations for every child. Changes have been made to the curriculum this year to ensure that every pupil gets the support that they need to achieve well. Most pupils have very positive attitudes to reading and learning. Pupils feel very lucky to have a swimming pool on site, and benefit from regular lessons throughout the year. They enjoy the wide range of clubs on offer, including a 'Glee' performing arts club and a knitting club. Pupils are proud to represent their school in football and netball tournaments.

What the school should improve

• Pupils who struggle to learn to read do not consistently get the right support from sufficiently expert staff. Insufficient practise reading and rereading decodable books means that pupils do not develop their reading fluency. Leaders should continue to develop the expertise of all staff in the teaching of early reading so that every pupil receives precisely the right help, including sufficient practice in applying their knowledge of phonics to reading.
• In some foundation subjects, not all aspects of the curriculum have been thought through carefully enough to ensure that pupils make clear progress towards clearly defined end points. In these subjects, it is not always clear what pupils need to learn in order to access the next stage of the curriculum. The work that pupils produce in these subjects is not of a consistently high standard. Leaders need to continue their work to strengthen the curriculum in the foundation subjects.

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