Alderman's Green Primary School

Overview

Alderman’s Green Primary School is described as a “thoroughly inclusive” institution where pupils “flourish” and display a “strong sense of pupil pride.” The report highlights an “ambitious and exciting curriculum” supported by staff with “exceptionally high expectations of behaviour,” resulting in an environment where pupils feel safe and are keen to share the school’s motto.

Strengths

• The school has designed an “ambitious curriculum” with careful consideration of what pupils need to learn, ensuring consistent teaching in mathematics, English, and foundation subjects.
• Staff are “confident teaching reading,” providing high-quality interventions where needed, while pupils access a “wide range of reading resources” and become “confident readers.”
• Early years provision is “excellent,” with children getting off to a “strong start” through songs, rhymes, and books, supported by adults who engage them in conversation.
• Behaviour management is “exemplary,” with staff dealing with issues in a “calm and consistent manner” and a focus on “repairing and restoring relationships.”
• The specialist provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is “impressive,” featuring personalised goals and skilled support.

Areas to improve

• In science and some foundation subjects, teachers’ checking of what pupils have learned is “not as effective as it could be,” causing some pupils to struggle with recalling key knowledge. The school should ensure all staff check pupils’ understanding and retention so they can apply it to future learning.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”