Capel Manor Primary School

Overview

Capel Manor Primary School delivers an education that meets the expected standard, with inclusion rated at a strong standard. Leaders have created a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and cared for, achieving well in reading and mathematics. While most pupils reach national averages, the report highlights specific areas for development in attendance and foundational skills.

Strengths

• Leaders have established an "inclusive culture," identifying pupils’ needs quickly and using "purposeful adaptations" to reduce barriers to learning.
• Pupils "achieve well," making steady progress in reading and number, with "clear improvement seen in phonics and early reading."
• The curriculum is "broad and suitably ambitious," sequenced to help pupils "connect ideas and deepen their understanding over time."
• Pupils behave well in "calm" classrooms, with bullying described as "rare" and staff intervening "early and with sensitivity."
• Staff build "trusting relationships" in the early years, modelling language clearly to support children’s confidence in speaking and listening.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should ensure more pupils reach the higher standard in reading by providing texts that "deepen and improve their reading, comprehension and vocabulary."
• Leaders must sustain the upward trend in attendance by acting promptly where concerns arise, particularly for vulnerable pupils with "persistent absence."
• Leaders should improve foundational skills, including handwriting, by ensuring "consistent practice and precise modelling across year groups."

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns are actively identified and managed.