Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 9 June 2026

Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School is a welcoming and nurturing community. Pupils are happy and feel safe. They behave positively and build warm relationships with adults and each other. Pupils enjoy school and settle quickly into their learning. However, teaching is inconsistent. As a result, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could. This is reflected in attainment at the end of key stage 2 and in the phonics and mathematics checks for younger pupils. Overall, this means that pupils are not prepared as well as they should be for their next steps in education. Leaders have begun to make changes that are having a positive impact on the quality of teaching. For example, changes to routines at the start of the school day provide more opportunities for pupils to practise handwriting and spelling. Pupils with significant barriers to learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported effectively. Pupils attend well because they feel valued and accepted by others. Because of this, bullying is rare. Pupils know that they can share their worries with trusted adults at school. They have confidence that staff will help them to overcome these. Children in the early years play and learn alongside each other positively. Older pupils are supported to develop the skills needed to resolve issues with friends independently. Pupils have many opportunities to develop their talents and interests. They participate in a range of clubs and activities, such as tennis and music. The school and church councils provide some pupils with opportunities to develop their leadership. Through the personal, social and health education curriculum, pupils learn how to keep themselves healthy and safe. However, they do not consistently develop the specific knowledge required to effectively prepare them for life in modern Britain.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is suitably well designed and delivered to suit mixed-age classes and pupils’ individual needs and capabilities, so that all pupils make suitable progress.
• Leaders should develop staff expertise in the use of assessment to identify and address misconceptions and gaps in foundational knowledge swiftly, to enable pupils to build their knowledge securely and achieve well.
• Leaders should ensure that teaching enables pupils to accurately recall content from the personal, social and health education curriculum, including protected characteristics and fundamental British values, so that they are well prepared for life in modern Britain.
• Leaders should ensure that they carry out detailed and precise analysis of improvement actions, to ensure that precision enables rapid progress across the school.
• Leaders and governors should ensure that they develop a strong understanding of their statutory responsibilities so that these are appropriately enacted.

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