Greenleys First School

Overview

Greenleys First School is described as an inclusive community where pupils are “happy and safe” and pastoral care is strong. The report highlights that the school’s values of “respect, courage and cooperation” underpin a positive environment where pupils “want to learn” and achieve well, supported by a “well sequenced” curriculum and effective leadership.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from “strong” pastoral care that prioritises their physical and mental well-being, including online safety.
• The curriculum is “well sequenced” and broken down into small steps, with a particular focus on early reading where staff receive “excellent training”.
• The early years provision is “welcoming and engaging”, helping children develop vital skills such as “curiosity and resilience”.
• Personal development is supported by “well sequenced” personal, social, health and economic education that prepares pupils for life in modern Britain.
• Leaders provide “appropriate support and challenge”, fostering a culture where staff are “very proud” and parents are “overwhelmingly positive”.

Areas to improve

• The school must ensure key subject vocabulary is fully agreed upon so that “disadvantaged pupils” can achieve as well as they could.
• Monitoring and support for curriculum delivery need to be established to ensure consistency and close “gaps in pupils’ knowledge” more quickly.

Safeguarding

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