Greengate Junior School

Overview

Greengate Junior School is described as an inclusive environment where “nurturing staff understand pupils’ needs and enable them to flourish.” The report states that pupils achieve well, with disadvantaged pupils performing particularly well, and that leaders have created a “calm and nurturing environment” where attendance is increasing.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve broadly in line with national averages by the end of key stage 2, with “disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly well.”
• Leaders and staff are “vigilant at spotting when pupils' absence rates rise,” resulting in a positive impact on reducing persistent absence.
• The school fosters a culture where pupils are “confident, respectful and well mannered” and feel safe, with staff effectively tackling any bullying.
• Staff provide “effective, targeted support” for pupils struggling with reading and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Leaders promote pupils’ wider development through “thoughtful, high-quality pastoral support” and enrichment opportunities like residential trips.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should ensure learning activities consistently enable pupils to “gain a deep understanding across the full curriculum.”
• Leaders should strengthen the effectiveness of their checks on the impact of the curriculum to ensure “consistently strong standards across all aspects of the school's provision.”

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing “an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” and concerns actively identified and managed.