Ofsted

Great Result of Ofsted Inspection: Rated Good in all Aspects- May 2025

What is it like to attend this school?

• Pupils are proud of their school and arrive with smiles, greeted warmly by staff.
• High expectations from the school and multi-academy trust lead to strong pupil achievements.
• A wide range of engaging activities broadens pupils' horizons, including visits to libraries and local castles.
• Pupils take on responsibilities and feel their voices are heard, making a positive impact.
• The school fosters character and resilience through its core values: koinonia, wisdom, love, and perseverance.
• Pupils demonstrate friendliness, care, and politeness, with excellent behaviour throughout the school.

What does the school do well?

• The school is a vibrant learning community where everyone feels included.
• New leadership has driven significant improvements, with strong support from the local governance committee.
• Staff appreciate the focus on their workload and well-being, feeling valued in their contributions.
• The curriculum is well-structured, ensuring important knowledge and skills are taught effectively, particularly in mixed-age classes.
• Early years education is strong, with children quickly learning and modelling the school’s values.
• Phonics teaching is effective, and pupils receive timely support to improve their reading skills.
• Positive behaviour is secured through the school’s values, preparing pupils well for life beyond school.

What does the school need to improve?

• The school should enhance its checks on pupils' retention of key knowledge over time in some foundation subjects to better evaluate the curriculum's impact.

Safeguarding

• The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Ofsted Report

Ofsted - Parent View

Ofsted Parent View gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think of your child’s school, including: - how happy your child is at the school - how the school manages bullying or challenging behaviour If your child has special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), we will ask how well the school supports them. The questionnaire can be completed at any time - you don’t have to wait until the school is being inspected. We will use your responses to help us plan inspections. The information you provide can: - inform discussions inspectors have with school leaders during an inspection - help Ofsted decide when to inspect a school In addition to this, we also publish the overall summary of the responses to Ofsted Parent View. This information is anonymised.