Wootey Junior School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 May 2022

This is a happy school where pupils flourish. Pupils are eager to learn and enthusiastically contribute during lessons. Relationships between adults and pupils are strong, as staff are very caring. Pupils say that they feel safe and that they can talk to any adult if they have a worry. They are proud of their school. Pupils know that all the adults have high expectations of behaviour and they do not disappoint them. They follow the school rules of: 'be safe, be kind, be respectful'. Each class writes a charter to help them to follow these rules. Classrooms are quiet and calm. Learning is not interrupted. Pupils enjoy playing together, especially games that their young play leaders organise for them. If bullying is a problem, pupils say that the adults deal with it swiftly. Year 6 pupils are proud to take on roles of responsibility. As one pupil said, 'It gives us the opportunity to give back to the school as the school really supports us.' Prefects know their task is to be exemplary role models. Pupils do their best to earn the weekly yellow tee-shirt, which rewards good attitudes to learning and following the school rules.

What the school should improve

• Teachers do not always make sure that pupils who are still developing their early reading skills are reading books matched to the sounds they have learned. This hampers these pupils consolidating their skills. Leaders need to make sure that teachers are trained to be experts in early reading, to help these pupils build and develop their fluency.

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