Watlington Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 October 2024

Pupils are happy to attend this school. They describe school as fun and full of kindness. They feel safe and are taught to keep themselves safe. Pupils are reassured by the school's strong safeguarding culture. Pupils across the school have a strong understanding of how to keep both physically and mentally healthy. The school's ample and well- equipped outdoor space provides opportunities to run, climb and play at breaktime and lunchtime. The school has a thoughtful and consistent way of helping pupils meet its very high expectations of learning and behaviour. As a result, lessons are vibrant and focused, and pupils achieve well. Pupils develop a broad intellectual curiosity to learn more and are encouraged to learn together. If any pupils find managing their behaviour more difficult, staff sensitively help. Pupils are taught about their emotions. They know that their worries are reduced when they are shared, and trust adults to help if they have concerns. Pupils look forward to the regular trips and visits that take place in every year group. The Years 5 and 6 residential trips are eagerly anticipated. In-school activities, such as Focaccia Friday and regular debates and music, also enrich pupils' experiences.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders have not identified with enough precision what teachers need to teach and when they need to teach it. Pupils therefore do not always build knowledge consistently well across all subjects and at times can find it difficult to recall prior learning securely. Leaders must strengthen and refine the curriculum further so that all pupils achieve well across the whole curriculum.

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