Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 May 2024

Yoxford and Peasenhall Primary Academy is a calm and nurturing place in which to learn. Pupils are happy in school. They know that learning is important. Pupils develop a curiosity about the world around them. They delight in the well-planned enrichment provision. Pupils have regular opportunities to cook, explore, hike and craft. Pupils are benefiting from the heightened expectations the school has recently put in place across the curriculum, including in phonics. Pupils appreciate the help and support they get to succeed with tricky tasks. In some curriculum subjects, pupils need further support to connect their prior learning to new topics to fully deepen their understanding. From Reception upwards, pupils show positive attitudes to their learning. Pupils follow instructions carefully. They respond positively to the well-developed school routines, such as the rising and lowering of the flag. Leaders ensure that pupils understand why it is important to attend school regularly. Pupils value the strong relationships they have with adults. They trust them with their concerns and worries, and, as a result, pupils are safe. Pupils learn what it means to be a good friend. They develop their leadership skills with roles such as prefects, reading ambassadors and house captains. Pupils apply this to their playtimes, organising games for each other and inviting others to play together.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, teachers do not always check that pupils have a solid enough understanding of their prior learning. This means that, when moving on to new content, pupils find it hard to make connections with what they have learned before. This limits how securely pupils are meeting the curriculum aims. The school needs to ensure that, in all subjects, teachers check routinely what pupils need to have remembered before moving on to new learning.

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