Deans Primary School

Overview

The inspection found that Deans Primary School and Nursery Class benefits from "strong leadership" and a "highly-motivated team" dedicated to improving outcomes for children and families. The school provides a "calm, nurturing learning environment" where children are "respected and valued members of their community," resulting in positive progress for all pupils.

Strengths

• "Strong leadership" by the headteacher and depute headteacher, fostering a team that uses "shared values to improve outcomes."
• An "effective whole school approach to wellbeing and inclusion" that ensures children are "very well supported."
• Children who are "proud of their school" and feel valued within the community.
• "Effective approaches to monitoring children’s progress," leading to positive outcomes, particularly for those requiring additional support.

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop the curriculum across the nursery class and school.
• Continue to raise attainment for all children in literacy and English and numeracy and mathematics.

Safeguarding

The report highlights an "effective whole school approach to wellbeing and inclusion" which ensures children are "very well supported in a calm, nurturing learning environment."