Bacton Primary School

Overview: Bacton Primary School is a good school where pupils enjoy being at school and feel safe and well cared for by staff. The school has a strong focus on behaviour and attitudes, with leaders having high expectations of pupils, who rise to meet these expectations. Pupils are enthusiastic learners and demonstrate a high level of collaboration with their peers.

Strengths:

• Pupils say Bacton School is a great place to be, where they feel safe and well cared for by staff.
• Leaders have high expectations of behaviour, which pupils rise to meet, displaying the 'Bacton behaviours' in all aspects of school life.
• Pupils are enthusiastic learners, demonstrating a high level of collaboration with their peers.
• The school has a strong focus on personal development, with leaders' programme promoting pupils' character development and preparing them for their future role as citizens.
• Staff appreciate leaders' work to promote staff well-being and value the opportunities for professional development.

Areas to improve:

• Some pupils are not always challenged to extend and deepen their knowledge, particularly in mathematics, which means that these pupils do not achieve as highly as they could.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders ensuring that all staff are vigilant and highly trained in all aspects of safeguarding, and that pupils can talk with confidence about staying safe, including when online.