Fig Tree Primary School

Overview

Fig Tree Primary School is described as a place where pupils “enjoy attending” and feel it is “like a second home.” The school maintains a “strong vision of high-quality education” with a “broad and ambitious curriculum,” resulting in pupils who are “respectful, supportive and considerate.” Leaders ensure the school meets independent school standards, with staff feeling “well supported” and premises being “well maintained.”

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate “highly positive attitudes to their education” and make “good progress through subject curriculums.”
• The mathematics curriculum is “delivered in a well-sequenced way,” helping pupils build knowledge to solve “increasingly challenging problems.”
• Reading is “prioritised” with a “well-structured phonics programme,” enabling most pupils to become “confident readers quickly.”
• Staff use “good subject knowledge to present information clearly” and engage pupils in learning activities.
• The school promotes personal development through activities that help pupils understand “equality and diversity” and “fundamental British values.”

Areas to improve

• Teachers do not always “adjust their teaching to ensure that pupils’ knowledge gaps are addressed before moving on to new learning.”
• Some staff do not “routinely check the accuracy of the sounds pupils use in their phonics sessions,” which can slow progress for some.
• The school should ensure teachers use assessment information to “inform teaching that addresses any gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”

Safeguarding

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