Alverton Primary School

Overview: Alverton Primary School provides a good quality of education, with happy and well-behaved pupils who take pride in doing the right thing. The school has a strong focus on personal development, with a breadth of opportunities and experiences that go beyond the academic. The school is calm and orderly, with a strong sense of community.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school, treating each other well and with respect.
• The school has a strong focus on personal development, with a breadth of opportunities and experiences that go beyond the academic.
• The school is calm and orderly, with a strong sense of community.
• The school has improved the support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• The school teaches pupils how to look after their mental health and well-being.

Areas to improve:

• Some pupils with SEND do not have their needs identified swiftly enough or do not benefit from the support outlined in learning plans.
• The school does not ensure that pupils' writing is of a consistently high standard.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.