Great Oldbury Primary Academy

Overview

Great Oldbury Primary Academy is described as a "welcoming and friendly" school with a "positive and vibrant ethos" where pupils "love learning." The report highlights high attendance, excellent behaviour, and a curriculum that effectively supports both academic progress and personal development, particularly in early years and reading.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate high levels of engagement, with "high expectations for pupils’ behaviour" resulting in a "calm and purposeful environment."
• The school "prioritises reading," with staff skilfully delivering phonics so pupils become "fluent readers" and develop a "love of reading."
• The curriculum is "well-sequenced" in core subjects, using effective strategies like questioning to ensure pupils "know more and remember more."
• Early years provision is "Outstanding," with staff who are "passionate and knowledgeable," helping children build "knowledge and confidence."
• The school is "highly inclusive," with staff adapting learning to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively.

Areas to improve

• Assessment in the wider curriculum is not yet used with "precision to check what pupils know and remember in the long term," leading to less secure knowledge in some foundation subjects.

Safeguarding

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