Andover Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that staff and children have strong, respectful relationships, creating a "calm and safe space" where children engage positively. Children feel secure, demonstrate school values, and are raising their attainment through effective support in literacy, communication, and numeracy. The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve.

Strengths

• Staff in the Rainbow Rooms work well as a team and respond kindly to children’s needs, fostering positive engagement.
• Children learn about their rights and develop trusting relationships with staff, helping them feel secure and engage well in learning.
• Staff approaches to supporting literacy, communication, and numeracy are helping children raise their attainment.
• Children’s contribution to the wider life of the school and community helps them apply skills, increasing participation in activities and sports.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders and staff should continue to develop consistent approaches to providing high-quality learning, teaching, and assessment.
• Senior leaders should work to improve attendance, reduce the use of part-time timetables, and reduce exclusions.
• Senior leaders should improve approaches to checking how well children make progress across their learning opportunities.

Safeguarding

The report states that children "develop trusting relationships with staff" which helps them "feel secure," and that staff create a "calm and safe space" in the Rainbow Rooms.