Wimborne First School and Nursery

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 July 2024

Pupils flourish at this school. They thrive academically and emotionally. This is due to warm and caring relationships throughout. From the youngest children in the Nursery to older pupils joining mid-year, staff quickly get to know them. This helps new arrivals to settle well. Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. They work hard and take pride in their learning. Pupils enjoy saving for rewards in the 'headteacher's shop'. They display impeccable manners when talking to visitors. Pupils play well together in the extensive school grounds. Bullying is not an issue. Pupils say staff help to resolve their worries through the 'chatterbox' system. The school has continued to strengthen its quality of education. However, it has not stopped there. It has created a high-quality offer beyond the academic. Pupils have a range of leadership roles such as play leaders and library monitors. The school council make a wider contribution to the community through their attendance at town council meetings. This helps to deepen their understanding of democracy. Older pupils develop their independence through the annual residential visit. The overwhelming majority of parents and carers would recommend the school. They value how staff listen to their views.

What the school should improve

• Some of the school's assessment systems need further precision. Teachers do not always use assessment information well enough to adapt the tasks they give to pupils. As a result, some teaching tasks do not build on previous learning and pupils do not deepen their knowledge as extensively as they could. The trust should support the school to ensure assessment is used precisely, gives a full picture of how well pupils are achieving and that the information from it is used to plan teaching tasks that deepen pupils' knowledge more extensively.

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