Dove Holes CofE Primary School

Overview: Dove Holes C of E Primary School is a good school where pupils are proud to attend and appreciate its small size and community. Pupils enjoy a wide range of activities and events, and staff are working together to improve the school.

Strengths:

• Pupils are proud to attend the school and appreciate its small size and community.
• The school has high expectations for pupils' behaviour, underpinned by its values of love, others, forgiveness, truth, and perseverance.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of activities and events, including trips, visits, and outdoor learning sessions.
• The school provides a strong personal development offer, broadening pupils' horizons and giving them responsibility and opportunities to learn about different cultures and faiths.
• Staff work closely with partner schools, utilising expertise to lead subjects and support staff who are at an early stage of their career.

Areas to improve:

• The curriculum is not consistently delivered as intended, with some lessons not meeting leaders' ambitions.
• The school has not sufficiently developed the ways in which it supports pupils with social and emotional needs, which can impact on their learning and that of others.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.