Winterbourne Junior Girls' School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 May 2024

Pupils thrive in this happy and supportive school. Staff have high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders have successfully created an aspirational community in which pupils achieve well in their learning. This is reflected in very strong published outcomes in national assessments at the end of Year 6. Many pupils join the school at times other than the usual start in Year 3. Some of these pupils are new to English. The school provides exceptional support for them and, as a result, they settle quickly and are well prepared for the next stage of their education. The school provides an impressive range of opportunities for pupils to experience positions of responsibility. These include being head girls, digital leaders and junior travel ambassadors. Pupils appreciate the many clubs they can choose to attend, such as steel pans, debating, dance and choir. The behaviour of pupils is exemplary. They respect each other and display exceptional manners to both staff and visitors to the school. Pupils say there is always someone to talk to if they have any questions or concerns and that school is both safe and a fun place to learn.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not set out precisely enough what pupils should learn or is not as coherently sequenced as it is in other subjects. Consequently, in these subjects, the checks teachers carry out on pupils' learning are not always focused on the most important learning and are not, therefore, as effective as they could be. The school should ensure that the quality of the curriculum is consistent across all subjects, so that pupils learn as well as the school intends them to.

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