Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School

Overview: Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School is a good school where pupils are happy and feel safe. They are proud of the school and its community, and relationships between adults and pupils are positive and respectful. Pupils grow in character and enjoy a plethora of opportunities to develop their wider experiences.

Strengths:

• Pupils love being part of the school and its community, and are proud of its values.
• Adults have high expectations of pupils, who respond well to these.
• Pupils grow in character and enjoy a plethora of opportunities to develop their wider experiences.
• The school has a strong culture of safeguarding, with leaders making sure that all adults are well-trained to identify potential concerns.
• Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe, including when using the internet.

Areas to improve:

• In a few wider curriculum subjects, leaders have not precisely identified the important knowledge that pupils need to learn, which means that pupils do not build their knowledge well over time.
• Leaders do not have an effective assessment system in some wider curriculum subjects, which means that they do not have a clear understanding of any gaps in pupils' knowledge.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a strong culture of safeguarding and leaders making sure that all adults are well-trained to identify potential concerns.