Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby

Overview

Pupils at Barwic Parade Community Primary School feel “happy and safe” and “love coming to” the school. The report describes a “broad and ambitious” curriculum where staff model “high levels of respect and kindness,” resulting in pupils who “rise to the school’s high expectations.” Leaders and governors maintain “high expectations for all pupils and staff” with a clear focus on “continual improvement.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is well-structured, with teachers having “secure subject knowledge” who “present information clearly” and check learning effectively.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “fully included in learning” and achieve well, with needs being “swiftly identified.”
• Reading is a high priority; staff deliver the phonics scheme to a “high standard,” and initiatives like ‘Phonics parties’ help parents support their children.
• Early years provision offers a “carefully structured curriculum” where children are “well prepared for learning in Year 1.”
• Personal development is strong, with pupils gaining “confidence and resilience” through activities like ‘Globetrotters’ and community projects.

Areas to improve

• In a minority of subjects, activities to help pupils remember learning are “not closely aligned to the curriculum,” meaning pupils are “less able to recall prior learning.” The school should ensure these activities are “focused more precisely on what the school wants pupils to know and remember in all curriculum subjects.”

Safeguarding

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