Coppice Primary School

Overview

Coppice Primary School is described as a place where pupils are ‘happy and safe’ and view the school as ‘amazing’. The report highlights ‘exemplary’ behaviour and ‘extremely positive attitudes to learning’, supported by an ambitious curriculum and effective leadership. While most aspects of provision are strong, there are specific inconsistencies in how key knowledge is defined across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils display ‘exemplary’ behaviour and are ‘respectful and polite’ to staff and peers.
• Leaders have developed an ‘ambitious curriculum’ with ‘well sequenced’ plans, particularly in reading and mathematics.
• Staff possess ‘good subject knowledge’ and effectively use questioning to ‘check and deepen understanding’.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are ‘well cared for and supported’ and achieve well from their starting points.
• The school fosters strong personal development through its ‘CARE’ values, ensuring pupils are ‘confident, committed, considerate’ and ‘respectful’.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, the key knowledge leaders want pupils to remember is ‘not always clearly defined’, leading to activities that are ‘not always well matched to what pupils have previously learned’.
• Consequently, ‘some pupils cannot recall what they have learned before’, requiring leaders to ensure key knowledge is ‘precisely identified’ to aid long-term retention.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are ‘effective’, with staff who are ‘well trained’ and know how to report concerns, while leaders keep ‘detailed safeguarding records’ and act quickly to ensure pupils receive necessary help.