Greenfield Primary Academy

Overview

Greenfield Primary Academy is described as a “respectful and safe” environment where pupils “enjoy learning” and behave well. Leaders have established high expectations, resulting in a curriculum that supports pupils to become “confident and successful learners” with strong reading foundations. The school fosters a positive culture where staff feel supported and pupils are actively involved in school life through various councils and opportunities.

Strengths

• Leaders have designed a “suitably ambitious curriculum with reading at its heart,” ensuring pupils gain “strong phonics knowledge” and achieve well in reading.
• Pupils “behave well in school” with “little disruption to learning,” interacting respectfully with peers and adults.
• Staff provide effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who “achieve well” and are “fully involved in all aspects of school life.”
• Leaders ensure staff workload is “reasonable” and that they feel “supported,” while trustees are “well informed” to hold leaders to account.
• Pupils develop leadership skills and understand “tolerance and respect,” preparing them well for “life in modern Britain.”

Areas to improve

• In a minority of subjects, leaders must clarify and order the knowledge pupils should learn so that learning “builds sequentially and securely.”
• Leaders should better support teachers in checking what pupils know to identify and address “gaps in pupils’ knowledge” and misconceptions.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” noting a “strong culture of safeguarding” where staff are vigilant and receive regular training.