Christian Malford CofE Primary School

Overview

Christian Malford CofE Primary School is described as a “warm and welcoming” environment where pupils are “happy and feel safe.” However, the report states that “the quality of education that pupils receive is not yet good” because curriculum implementation does not consistently support pupils to “know more and remember more over time.”

Strengths

• Pupils display “positive behaviour,” are “kind and caring to one another,” and follow school rules well.
• The school places “high importance on reading,” with a “consistent approach” to early reading that helps pupils catch up if they fall behind.
• In some subjects, such as art, teachers “teach the curriculum well,” enabling pupils to “build their understanding well over time.”
• Effective systems identify pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and the school works well with parents and professionals.
• Pupils learn about “protected characteristics and fundamental British values” and know how to keep themselves safe, including online.

Areas to improve

• The curriculum is not implemented effectively in some subjects, as teachers do not always present new information clearly, leading to gaps in pupils’ knowledge.
• The needs of some pupils with SEND are not met well enough because staff do not routinely adapt learning effectively across all subjects.
• Governance lacks sufficient oversight of the quality of education, preventing leaders from providing an accurate view of the school’s strengths and weaknesses.

Safeguarding

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