Yohden Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 November 2023

Yohden Primary is a caring, welcoming school. Everyone is included and expected to do their best. Pupils rise to this challenge. Pupils are polite, courteous and respectful of one another. Staff build strong relationships with pupils. Older pupils are superb role models. They are mature and sensible when talking to adults. They relished the opportunity to talk to inspectors about the different responsibilities they are given. For example, they talked about being part of the mini police and helping other pupils by being a peer mentor. Pupils are happy and love learning because they study an exciting curriculum. School trips enrich this. Teachers make classrooms calm and purposeful places to learn. Pupils work diligently and are keen to do their best. Breaktimes are positive, social occasions. Pupils enjoy time with friends and develop teamwork skills. All pupils say that they feel safe. Bullying is rare. If pupils have concerns, they have lots of trusted adults to talk to and share these with. Parents and carers are positive about the support they receive from all staff. The comment of one parent was typical of many when he said, 'Staff go above and beyond. They are amazing.'

What the school should improve

• In the foundation subjects, the most important knowledge that pupils need to learn has not been mapped out clearly enough. This leads to some gaps in pupils' knowledge in these subjects. Leaders should continue with their plans to identify the core knowledge to be learned by the end of a topic.

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