Webber's Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 20 May 2025

This is a happy school with a strong sense of community. Older pupils are positive role models to younger pupils. They make sure children in the Reception Year have enjoyable lunchtimes. They talk and eat with them in the dining hall. They set up and lead playtime games that pupils across the school take part in. This helps pupils to play well together, and they enjoy coming to school. Pupils feel safe at school. They trust staff to help them with any concerns they have. Staff know pupils well. The positive relationships that staff build with pupils helps them to get the support they need to settle well into their work. Pupils behave well. They are polite and kind towards each other and staff. They move around the school in a calm and orderly manner. Pupils engage well in their work. From the Reception Year, children know the expectations and follow routines well. The school is ambitious for pupils to achieve well. It has an accurate understanding of the work required to improve the curriculum. However, this work is at an early stage of development. Weaknesses in the curriculum design and how it is taught mean that pupils do not always achieve as well as they should.

What the school should improve

• In some curriculum subjects, the trust has not ensured that staff have the subject knowledge to teach the curriculum as intended. This means pupils do not learn the key knowledge defined in the curriculum. The trust should ensure that staff have the subject knowledge they need to teach the curriculum.
• In some subjects, the school's assessment processes are not as effective as they could be in identifying what pupils know and in informing future work. This means that, at times, gaps in pupils' knowledge go unaddressed. The trust should ensure that staff have the knowledge and expertise to use assessment processes that enable them to identify and address gaps and misconceptions in pupils' knowledge.
• Too many pupils struggle to present written work clearly. This affects how accurately and effectively they communicate in their written work. The trust should ensure that teaching enables pupils to write well, with accuracy and precision, across the curriculum.

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