Green Haworth Church of England Primary School

Overview

The inspection concludes that the school “requires special measures” because it is “failing to provide an acceptable standard of education” and leaders are “not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement.” The report highlights “deep-rooted weaknesses” in curriculum design, teaching quality, and leadership, resulting in pupils who are “ill-equipped for their next stage of education.”

Strengths

• Attendance has improved, with overall rates now “close to the national average” and disadvantaged pupils showing “particularly secure attendance.”
• Bullying is “rare” and, when it occurs, staff deal with it “quickly and effectively.”
• Children in the early years benefit from “warm, caring relationships with staff” and “secure partnerships with parents and carers.”
• Parents and carers appreciate the “‘open-door’ culture” and “trusting relationships with leaders and staff.”
• Pupils value extra-curricular opportunities, such as representing the school in sports and developing teamwork during residential visits.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must strengthen curriculum design, particularly in mixed-age classes, and ensure gaps in pupils’ knowledge are identified and addressed.
• Teaching quality requires urgent improvement, with staff needing better subject knowledge and higher expectations to prevent errors from becoming “embedded in pupils' knowledge.”
• Governors must strengthen their leadership capacity and oversight to hold leaders rigorously to account and ensure statutory duties are fulfilled.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” ensuring pupils are “made safer and feel safe.”