Green Crescent School

Overview

The inspection found that pupils are “happy, polite” and feel “safe, valued and secure” within a “close-knit community.” However, the school’s overall effectiveness requires improvement because the proprietor has not ensured the delivery of the academic curriculum or personal development programme as intended. Consequently, “pupils do not achieve as well as they could” due to inconsistent teaching expertise and underdeveloped quality assurance systems.

Strengths

• “Behaviour and attitudes” are rated as Good, with pupils responding positively to routines and earning rewards.
• “Early years provision” is Good, with staff teaching the phonics programme well and children making a “secure start.”
• The curriculum is “broad and balanced,” including Islamic subjects, with careful planning in subjects like mathematics helping pupils recall knowledge.
• Staff place “pupils’ welfare at the heart of their work,” creating a caring ethos appreciated by parents.
• New behaviour systems are effective, allowing staff to monitor trends and provide appropriate support.

Areas to improve

• Ensure all staff have the expertise to teach the early reading programme effectively, as the phonics programme is not taught consistently well across the school.
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge to deliver the intended curriculum accurately, ensuring activities deepen understanding and misconceptions are corrected.
• Improve adaptations for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) so they can access the curriculum effectively without becoming overly dependent on adults.
• Strengthen quality assurance systems to provide a comprehensive understanding of strengths and areas for development.
• Expand the personal development programme to ensure pupils have an age-appropriate understanding of protected groups and fundamental British values.

Safeguarding

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