Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 May 2023

Pupils appreciate how well adults get to know their specific needs and interests as soon as they join the school. Pupils quickly settle into school, including those from military families. Pupils understand that their teachers want them all to succeed. All pupils are well cared for. This makes pupils feel safe and ready to learn. Pupils enjoy the friendships they make. They are kind and welcoming to new pupils. Pupils mix well together. They know the school rules. Pupils respond well to any gentle reminders from adults about how they should behave. Bullying is rare. Pupils know adults will help sort out any friendship issues straight away. Pupils benefit from the facilities that this newly built school offers. This includes the well-stocked library, the play pod outside and separate art and music rooms. Many pupils enjoy attending 'early bird' learning activities before school. Pupils like the after-school clubs, such as sports and coding. Pupils also enjoy the many community activities their school hosts, including fundraising events organised by parents and staff. Pupils are proud to be part of this 'rights respecting school'. Pupils are keen to be ambassadors and actively help the local community and environment.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the revised curriculum is at the early stages of implementation. This means that pupils do not yet have all the prior learning they need to learn successfully. Some pupils have gaps in their subject knowledge. Leaders need to ensure that teachers clearly understand and prioritise teaching the most important subject knowledge. Teachers need to check pupils have learned this knowledge securely before moving on to new learning.
• Leaders do not always make sure that pupils who find reading challenging are given the right support to become accurate and fluent readers. Additionally, leaders' and teachers' expectations of what the weakest readers can achieve are not always high enough. These pupils are not catching up with reading as quickly as they should. Leaders need to provide additional training to adults who support these pupils so that they know how to help pupils effectively. Leaders need to check that this support is sufficiently ambitious, so these pupils achieve the best possible outcomes quickly.
• In some foundation subjects, children in early years are not taught the necessary subject content to be ready for Year 1. This means pupils in early years are not fully prepared for some aspects of the Year 1 curriculum. Leaders need to ensure the knowledge children gain in early years exactly matches the subject knowledge needed to successfully build on in Year 1.

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