Crockerton CofE Primary School

Overview

Crockerton CofE Primary School has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” The report describes a “welcoming and inclusive” environment where pupils feel safe, behave well, and are “keen to learn and achieve well.” Leaders have successfully supported staff well-being while ensuring high expectations for behaviour and academic progress.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “carefully designed” and identifies essential knowledge, with pupils demonstrating success in subjects like mathematics.
• Staff are “skilled in the teaching of phonics and reading,” helping pupils become “confident readers” who share a love of books.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “at the core of the school’s work,” receiving accurate support to access the same curriculum as their peers.
• Personal development is “well considered,” offering rich experiences such as trips to urban areas and outdoor activities like “welly walks” to broaden pupils’ horizons.
• Staff describe themselves as “team Crockerton” and appreciate leadership support for their workload and well-being.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure assessment checks on what pupils know and remember are “implemented consistently well across all subjects” to secure prior learning.
• The school needs to ensure safeguarding records “clearly and consistently demonstrate the action taken” to prevent vital information from being missed.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with staff responding promptly to concerns, although the report notes that some records currently “lack sufficient detail.”