Edale CofE Primary School

Overview

Edale CofE Primary School continues to be a good school, sitting at the heart of its village community. Pupils enjoy attending, feel safe and happy, and benefit from a curriculum that excites them and embeds learning within the local context. Staff know pupils extremely well, creating an environment where children can spend all their time learning.

Strengths

• Staff check pupil well-being daily using tools like the ‘colour monster’ or the ‘zones’, ensuring pupils feel safe.
• The curriculum is logically ordered in core subjects, enabling pupils to gain a ‘depth of understanding’ and build on prior learning.
• Teachers have ‘very strong subject knowledge’ and use resources effectively to support learning.
• Reading is prioritised with ‘early reading experts’ providing effective intervention for those at risk of falling behind.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive necessary support and achieve in line with their peers.

Areas to improve

• The curriculum in some foundation subjects does not precisely identify knowledge for different year groups, meaning some pupils in mixed-age classes lack depth of understanding.
• Assessment is not consistently used well in all subjects, leaving some pupils with gaps in knowledge that are not addressed.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.