Folly View Primary

Overview

Folly View Primary is described as a "warm community where pupils are cared for," with inspectors judging the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision as Good. The school fosters an inclusive environment where pupils are respectful, value one another, and feel welcome, supported by high expectations for achievement and well-being.

Strengths

• The school has established an "ambitious, broad curriculum" with clear progression, allowing pupils to "build new learning on what they already know."
• Reading is treated as a "highest priority," with "clear and effective systems" ensuring pupils learn phonics systematically and read fluently.
• Pupils display "impeccable manners" and behave well, with effective adjustments ensuring pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) can "flourish."
• Staff effectively model school values, promoting kindness and providing "exciting opportunities to inspire pupils’ future aspirations."
• Governors and trustees "support and challenge the school effectively," while staff value continual training that helps focus on improving pupils’ learning.

Areas to improve

• Some staff do not consistently check whether pupils have remembered key knowledge and vocabulary, meaning "pupils sometimes lack the understanding that they need for their future learning."
• The school should ensure staff use assessment strategies more effectively to "identify and then address any gaps in pupils’ understanding so pupils can achieve as well as they could."

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."