Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 June 2025

Pupils, including children in the early years, arrive at school each morning happy and eager to learn. Staff build warm and caring relationships with pupils. Pupils know who to talk to if they have any worries. This helps pupils to feel safe. Since the previous inspection, the school has set out a more ambitious curriculum. Some pupils are starting to benefit from this new curriculum. However, the school's expectations for pupils' achievement, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are too low. Some pupils do not achieve as highly as they should. Throughout the school, pupils learn in a calm and harmonious environment. Pupils behave well. In lessons, pupils are attentive and they concentrate on their learning. They treat each other, their teachers and visitors with courtesy and respect. Pupils benefit from a wide range of trips and visits. For example, they enjoy going on an overnight residential with their friends. They value taking part in activities which help them to learn about different faiths and religions, such as visiting a Hindu temple.

What the school should improve

• Governors do not have a precise understanding of the quality of education at the school. This means that they do not have a comprehensive oversight of the school's areas for development or the impact that these have on pupils' achievement. Governors should establish suitable processes to evaluate the impact of the school's work and support it to implement effective improvement strategies.
• The school does not have high enough expectations for pupils' achievement in some subjects. This means that some pupils, including some pupils with SEND, do not achieve as well as they should. Pupils are not given enough opportunities to deepen their understanding of their learning. The school should ensure that it raises it expectations for pupils' achievement, so that all pupils achieve as well as they should.
• On occasions, the school does not check how well pupils have learned the curriculum. This makes it difficult for staff to identify and address any misconceptions or missing knowledge. The school should ensure that staff know how to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge so that they can design activities to help them learn the curriculum in sufficient depth.
• The school does not routinely identify and address the additional needs of pupils with SEND. This means that staff do not have the information that they need to successfully adapt the delivery of the curriculum for these pupils. The school should ensure that pupils' additional needs are accurately identified, and that staff are supported with the knowledge and skills that they need to adapt learning appropriately for pupils with SEND.

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