Cooper Perry Primary School

Overview

Cooper Perry Primary School provides a “calm, welcoming atmosphere” where pupils are “happy, well cared for and valued.” While safeguarding standards are met and attendance is broadly in line with national averages, the report identifies that curriculum delivery and teaching require improvement to address gaps in pupils’ foundational knowledge.

Strengths

• Leaders have established an “open culture” for safeguarding where concerns are “actively identified, acted upon and managed.”
• Staff foster “warm relationships” with pupils, creating a “true sense of belonging” and ensuring bullying is rare.
• The early years curriculum is “well-planned” and “well taught,” providing a “secure foundation” for learning.
• Leaders take “effective action to improve attendance” through a “personalised approach” and close collaboration with external agencies.
• Pupils benefit from a “well-structured personal development programme” and a wide range of enrichment activities that build confidence and resilience.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure checks of pupils’ knowledge are “effective across all subject areas” to identify and address gaps in basic skills, particularly in handwriting and mathematics.
• Adaptations to learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities must be “carefully tailored” to meet their specific needs, as current support is not consistently appropriate.
• Leaders need to strengthen oversight of interventions to ensure they are monitored effectively and that all pupils make suitable progress from their starting points.

Safeguarding

The report states that “safeguarding standards are met,” noting that leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.