Cheriton Primary School

Overview

Pupils “delight in attending this friendly school” where they are “respectful” and show “genuine care for their peers.” The school provides a curriculum that “matches the needs and interests of pupils well,” with staff who “care deeply” and help learners to “flourish.” Leaders have introduced a new curriculum and ensure teachers deliver it consistently, resulting in pupils who “achieve well across a broad range of subjects.”

Strengths

• Pupils are “polite and courteous” and behave well in “calm” classrooms where learning is “purposeful.”
• Children in the early years have a “positive start,” swiftly gaining understanding of reading and number through engaging activities.
• Teachers support pupils well across subjects, helping them “connect what they have learned to make sense of new learning.”
• The school ensures “disadvantaged pupils get the help they need to benefit fully” from clubs, competitions, and trips.
• Leaders provide staff with training and time to refine teaching, helping staff “manage their workload well.”

Areas to improve

• Teaching is not always adapted well enough to ensure pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) “achieve as well as they could.”
• There are inconsistencies in how teachers check what pupils know and remember, which sometimes affects how well pupils “retain and remember key information over time.”

Safeguarding

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