Crosby Ravensworth CofE School

Overview

Crosby Ravensworth CofE School is described as a “warm and caring” community where pupils feel welcome and value close bonds with staff and classmates. The report highlights a “broad and balanced curriculum” that meets the needs of small, mixed-age classes, with pupils achieving well across subjects and demonstrating high attendance. Staff are noted for their secure subject knowledge and the governing body’s effective support, creating an environment described by parents and staff as “like a family”.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit “polite and respectful” behaviour, strongly appreciating school values of “community, courage and compassion”.
• Children in the early years make a “positive start to their education” through weekly learning challenges and well-chosen texts.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “fully included” and achieve well with timely support.
• The school fosters a “love of reading” through initiatives like ‘buddies’, library visits, and a ‘reading tombola’.
• Leaders provide “exciting experiences” such as rock climbing and visits from visitors, enriching social development and learning.

Areas to improve

• The school must refine strategies to check pupils’ learning, as some “gaps and misconceptions in subject-specific knowledge have not been identified”.
• Staff require better knowledge and skills to support pupils’ “accuracy and fluency in their reading and writing”, as errors are sometimes overlooked.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”