Upton Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 October 2022

Everybody cares at Upton Primary School. Leaders care deeply about the pupils and the community. Staff and pupils care for each other. There is a strong commitment to the welfare and safety of pupils. Leaders also have high ambitions for pupils and have designed a curriculum that prepares them well for the next stage of their education. The vast majority of pupils behave well, and they have positive attitudes to their learning in lessons. On occasions, some pupils struggle to maintain the behaviours expected by staff and when this happens, leaders take decisive action to ensure that everyone is kept safe. Pupils report that there is no bullying at the school and know that adults would support them if cases did arise. Pupils have important Barnardo's Equality Ambassador (BEAMs) roles. Pupils know that BEAMs will help them if they have worries or are unhappy. Pupils say that school is a safe place to be and that they feel safe at school. The majority of parents have positive views of the school. Leaders work hard to involve parents in their child's education. They hold 'Inspire' sessions, inviting parents into school for workshops, including those for reading and mathematics.

What the school should improve

• Staff regularly check some of what pupils know in the core subjects. However, leaders have not developed similar strategies for the foundation subjects. Teachers do not regularly check how successfully pupils learn the curriculum in the foundation subjects. Leaders need to ensure that strategies to check pupils' knowledge in the wider curriculum are informative and correctly identify gaps in pupils' learning.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough. As a result, they miss too much learning. Leaders need to work with families to ensure that all pupils attend school regularly.

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