Urmston Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 May 2023

Pupils are fond of their school. Right from the youngest age, they strive to uphold the school's values of happiness, respect, kindness, responsibility, pride and resilience. Leaders and staff have successfully forged strong, trusting relationships with pupils and their families. This helps pupils to feel safe in school. Leaders have successfully designed an ambitious curriculum that is grounded in the school's values and supports pupils to 'be more'. Pupils respond positively to the high expectations that leaders have for their learning and in their wider development. Leaders ensure that pupils, including those facing complex challenges and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are supported well by staff. Added to this, leaders have ensured that children in the early years have an exceptionally strong start to their education. Leaders have high standards for pupils' behaviour. For the most part, pupils respond positively to the encouraging approach adopted by leaders. The atmosphere around school and in lessons is calm and orderly. Leaders deal with any of the very rare incidents of bulling effectively. Parents and carers are resoundingly supportive of the school, both in terms of the education that leaders provide for their children and the support from staff. For example, a typical view of parents is that Urmston Primary is 'a wonderful community school'.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, teachers do not use assessment strategies sufficiently well to identify pupils' misconceptions quickly enough. When this occurs, it prevents some pupils from making links with new learning and building securely on what they know already. Leaders should ensure that the gaps in pupils' learning are addressed swiftly by staff so that pupils can build securely on earlier learning.

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