Greek Primary School of London

Overview

The school does not meet all independent school standards checked during this progress monitoring inspection. While significant improvements have been made in primary curriculum delivery and safeguarding, the school continues to fail to meet requirements for early years provision and leadership oversight.

Strengths

• Phonics and PSHE schemes of work are now in place, with subject leaders delivering effective lessons that help pupils in Years 1 and 2 read with increasing fluency.
• Safeguarding arrangements are secure, with up-to-date policies, comprehensive pre-employment checks, and staff who follow up concerns swiftly.
• Pupils feel safe and trust adults, supported by initiatives like ‘safeguarding week’ that help them understand risks.
• The proprietor has strengthened leadership representation and deployed resources for professional development, improving teacher planning and pupil progression.
• The curriculum promotes fundamental British values, with pupils making links between Greek and British concepts such as democracy.

Areas to improve

• Children in the early years do not have sufficient opportunities to learn to read in English, as they receive only one phonics lesson per week and lack access to decodable books.
• The proprietor must ensure consistent compliance with independent school standards, as leadership capacity remains insufficient to meet requirements consistently.
• Detailed work is needed to ensure a strong focus on early learning goals in the early years foundation stage.

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements are secure, with leaders and staff keeping training up to date and following up concerns swiftly.