Edward the Elder Primary School

Overview

Edward the Elder Primary School has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” The report describes a school where “everyone subscribes to the values of ‘partnership for achievement’” and where “pupils achieve high standards in reading, writing and mathematics.” Leaders and staff are praised for their high expectations and effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “well thought through” with “carefully considered concepts, knowledge and vocabulary identified.”
• Reading is prioritised effectively; “staff are experts in early reading” and pupils “achieve high standards in reading.”
• The school is “very inclusive” with “ambition for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND),” who are identified swiftly and supported well.
• Staff hold “consistently high expectations for how pupils should behave,” resulting in pupils who are “very polite and friendly” and “happy and safe.”
• Governors and trustees “know their roles and responsibilities well” and hold leaders to account effectively.

Areas to improve

• The new writing curriculum is “not delivered consistently well,” meaning some pupils are not effectively supported to “form letters and spell at an age-appropriate standard.”
• In “a few subjects, staff’s subject knowledge is not as strong,” leading to some pupils not always producing work of a “high standard.”

Safeguarding

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