Chew Stoke Church School

Overview: Chew Stoke Church School is a good school that provides a nurturing environment where pupils are confident in learning and caring in life. Pupils benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum, and staff go above and beyond to support their needs.

Strengths:

• Pupils are kind to each other and benefit from a nurturing environment.
• The school is highly inclusive, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive excellent support.
• Pupils achieve academic success and develop important life skills.
• Staff provide effective support for pupils who struggle with reading, and parents appreciate the regular communication about their child's progress.
• The school has a varied and interesting curriculum, and subject leaders have outlined the important knowledge and skills that pupils will learn.

Areas to improve:

• Teachers' use of assessment does not check pupils' understanding or their ability to apply their knowledge carefully enough, leading to some misconceptions or gaps in pupils' knowledge of the curriculum persisting.
• Checks on pupils' understanding are not precise enough, and teachers' use of assessment does not routinely identify and correct pupils' errors or misconceptions.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.