Congerstone Primary School

Overview

The report describes a school where “relationships are positive” and pupils “behave well,” with older students setting a strong example for younger ones. Leaders have implemented a new curriculum that “brought learning to life,” preparing pupils effectively for life in modern Britain. The inspection confirms that the school maintains high standards across education, behaviour, and personal development.

Strengths

• Phonics teaching is “comprehensively planned” and “taught well,” enabling pupils to decode unfamiliar words and develop a “love of reading.”
• Pupils take on roles such as “positivity ambassadors” and “eco warriors” with pride, contributing to a school environment where “smiles are consistently commonplace.”
• The curriculum helps pupils “make links across different subjects” and develop “curiosity about events across the world.”
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are “well supported” and learn alongside their peers with clear termly targets.
• Senior leaders and governors work “systematically to address any emerging weaknesses” and prioritise the right improvement initiatives.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should ensure the full content of the curriculum is taught as intended, addressing instances where content is missing or lessons do not align closely with the plan.
• Targets for pupils with SEND must be made “precise, measurable and consistently applied” to ensure staff have a clear understanding of support needs.
• The early years curriculum needs to clearly specify what children are expected to know and be able to do at each stage to allow for accurate progress checks.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with leaders making keeping pupils safe their “highest priority” and staff consistently applying policy procedures.