Welbeck Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 March 2022

Pupils believe that they can achieve anything. Leaders build pupils' ambitions through '50 things to do before you leave Welbeck Primary School'. Pupils become confident and highly articulate individuals. They understand that their classmates come from many different cultures and are very proud of this. They value what they can learn from each other and are extremely courteous to everyone that they meet. Life at Welbeck is harmonious. Pupils have high expectations of themselves and each other. They explain clearly that there are lots of ways they can sort out any worries or the rare incidents of poor behaviour. Peer ambassadors help them. Alternatively, they can drop in to see the school counsellor or use the worry box. It is always sorted out straight away. Everyone has very high aspirations for all pupils. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This starts as soon as children join the Nursery or Reception classes. There are highly effective routines that ensure that children are always learning. In most subjects, the curriculum is organised well so that pupils build securely on what they learned before. Sometimes pupils remember an activity but not what they learned from doing it.

What the school should improve

• There are plans in place for every subject. However, in some subjects, the precise knowledge that pupils will gain is not clearly identified. Pupils do not always recall what they have learned before. Leaders should make sure that the sequence of learning is clear in all subjects and covers the scope of the national curriculum. They should make sure that all teachers know exactly what the important knowledge is in each subject that pupils need to recall.

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