Wroot Travis Charity Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 January 2023

This is a school where pupils feel emotionally and physically safe. A warm and caring ethos surrounds pupils who attend this school. They relish being part of this supportive school family. As one pupil said, 'Here, you are never lonely.' Relationships between adults and pupils are built upon respect, consideration and care. Pupils behave with kindness and understanding towards each other. Bullying does not happen in this school. However, pupils have the knowledge they need to recognise bullying and the tools to challenge this if they do see it. Pupils know that if bullying did happen, it would be dealt with promptly by staff. Pupils explain that if bullying ever happened, they would 'See it, say it, sort it.' Pupils have high levels of confidence in the adults in school. They talk frequently about 'trusted adults' and how these adults help them if they ever have a problem. The high expectations leaders have for pupils' behaviour are mirrored in their expectations of what pupils can achieve academically. Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils in the school. They are relentless in their approach to making sure that pupils have a broad range of experiences during their time at school. They use the small size of the school as an opportunity to build a strong community.

What the school should improve

• In some foundation subjects, the precise knowledge and vocabulary leaders want pupils to learn is not clearly enough defined. Learning in some lessons within these subjects is not designed to support pupils to build their understanding and knowledge consistently and deeply over time. Leaders should ensure that the knowledge and vocabulary that they want pupils to learn is clearly defined so that this supports teachers to plan activities over a series of lessons to meet these aims.
• Leaders approach to monitoring the curriculum is variable. Some leaders do not have a clear picture of the impact of curriculum delivery for lower attaining pupils. In these subjects, leaders cannot clearly identify where teachers need further development with their delivery of learning. Leaders should ensure that the checks they make are purposeful and informative. This will allow subject leaders to support all staff to deliver the school's curriculum well.
• Assessment information in early reading and mathematics does not give leaders and teachers enough detail to inform catch-up provision for pupils working below their peers. As a result, pupils, including those with SEND, do not always receive targeted support to close any gaps in their learning. Leaders should ensure that assessment information is used to identify the precise gaps in pupils learning so that targeted provision can be put in place.

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