West Winch Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 9 February 2023

At West Winch, pupils are kind, caring and friendly. They are proud of their school. Pupils are encouraged to try their best. They live up to the high expectations staff have for them in their learning and in the way they behave. By the end of Year 6, pupils leave school confident and ready for their future lives, with good knowledge in most of the subjects they study. Pupils behave well. No time is lost in lessons due to interruptions caused by poor behaviour. All pupils show respect for their peers and staff. Pupils know that bullying is unkind. They say that it rarely happens. If it does, pupils know support is available. Pupils know they can talk to adults in school and they are confident adults will support them. Pupils are taught how to make safe choices. This includes within lessons on knowing how to use the internet safely. Pupils take part in a range of creative and sports activities. These include the netball club and learning to play a musical instrument. Pupils like the expert sports coaching they receive. They enjoy the trips to local places of interest that bring learning to life for them.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, leaders have not fully clarified their expectations for the specific knowledge that should be prioritised and remembered by pupils. This means that sometimes, the curriculum in these subjects is not helping pupils to secure important knowledge, step by step. Leaders should complete the work started to ensure that the essential knowledge that pupils need to know and apply is explicitly clear. This will support teachers to build fluency in pupils' recall of what they know and check that it is secured in their memories.

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