Gray's Farm Primary Academy

Overview

Gray’s Farm Primary Academy is a school where pupils achieve well and feel safe, happy, and well cared for. The report highlights that leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum, resulting in pupils building "deep and secure knowledge" and producing work of a "consistently high quality." The school demonstrates strong standards in achievement, attendance, behaviour, curriculum, early years, inclusion, and leadership.

Strengths

• Pupils make strong progress in reading, writing, and mathematics, with results "well above the national average," including for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
• Attendance and behaviour are excellent; pupils are "polite, respectful and keen to learn," and persistent absence has reduced to levels broadly in line with national averages.
• The curriculum is "ambitious" and well-taught, with a particular strength in reading where phonics is taught with "accuracy and consistency."
• The school is "highly inclusive," with staff identifying needs early and providing effective support, such as the 'SEND hub', ensuring all pupils can access learning.
• Leadership and governance are "highly effective," with a clear vision and rigorous monitoring that ensures continuous improvement and efficient use of funding.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should continue refining the personal development programme to ensure it has a "highly positive impact on all groups of pupils" and helps them develop a greater understanding of the world.
• Leaders should sustain their effective work to foster a culture where high attendance is "promoted and celebrated" for all pupil groups.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns are actively identified and managed.