Collace Primary School

Overview

Inspectors visited Collace Primary School in November 2023, finding a school with a “strong ethos of teamwork” and “highly effective” leadership. The report highlights “articulate, enthusiastic and happy children” who benefit from mixed-age learning and strong community partnerships.

Strengths

• Staff demonstrate a “strong ethos of teamwork,” remaining “resilient and positive through times of change” while always “putting children first.”
• Children are described as “articulate, enthusiastic and happy,” enjoying learning in mixed-age groups where older pupils show “kindness and understanding” towards younger ones.
• The school maintains “highly successful partnerships with parents and the local community,” ensuring it is “truly at the heart of the community.”
• The headteacher is “highly effective,” having quickly gained the confidence of staff, children, and parents while demonstrating “significant leadership skills.”

Areas to improve

• Continue to raise children’s attainment in literacy by “sharing best practice in learning, teaching and assessment across the staff team.”
• Develop the curriculum to broaden children’s experiences, including learning about “wellbeing and resilience, the world of work and diversity in wider society.”
• Increase ways for parents to contribute to school improvement and participate as “full partners in their children’s learning.”

Safeguarding

The report evaluates the quality indicator “Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion” as “good.”