‘Pupils who are falling behind in their phonics get extra help to catch up.’

‘Children in early years learn phonics as soon as they start school.’

‘The reading curriculum is well organised.’

‘Teachers use ‘pinny time’ to revisit the sounds that children have been
taught, as they learn through play.’

‘All pupils know the school rules.’

‘Pupils thrive at this inclusive school.’

‘Teachers have strong subject
knowledge and use geographical vocabulary with precision.’

‘Leaders
have provided teachers with the phonics training they need.’

‘Teachers say that leaders listen to their views and help them to manage their workload.’

‘One pupil told the
inspector that, ‘school is amazing because teachers include everyone.’

‘Classrooms are oases of calm. As a
result, pupils are happy. They feel safe at school.’

‘Pupils discuss and analyse texts during their
‘reading mastery’ lessons.’

‘Pupils could talk about rainfall and temperature graphs, as well as the impact of the River Nile on Egyptian settlements.’

‘Staff are happy, and morale
is high.’

‘The governing body challenges leaders on the actions they are taking to improve the school.’

‘Pupils enjoy the books their teacher reads to them.’

‘All
adults have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.’

‘Reception children get opportunities to explore numbers all the time.
Daily mathematics lessons help them to count with speed and confidence.’

‘Teachers model language and sounds accurately. This means that Reception children get off to a strong start with their reading.’

‘Pupils talk with pride about the ‘leading learner’ badges
they get for reading regularly, arriving on time and trying hard.’

‘In Reception, phonics is taught every day.’

‘Leaders’ relationships and sex education and health education
curriculums give pupils an age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships.’

‘ Subject leaders benefit from meeting staff in
other trust schools to exchange ideas and good practice.’

‘Pupils are very positive about their
mathematics work.’

‘In mathematics, teachers make daily checks on pupils’ understanding. This ensures that the work pupils do is suitably challenging.’

‘The geography curriculum is a strength of the school.
Leaders have carefully set out what they want pupils to know by the end of each year.’