Greenmount Primary School

Overview

Greenmount Primary School is described as a place where pupils are proud to be ‘Greenmountaineers,’ applying the school’s CLIMB values to become “motivated and confident learners.” The report highlights a “newly-refined, ambitious curriculum” and strong pastoral support, noting that the school prides itself on being “more than a school” to its diverse community. Leaders have taken “bold, decisive action” to develop the curriculum, resulting in high-quality education and outstanding personal development for all pupils.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “carefully designed” and skilfully adapted for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those speaking English as an additional language.
• Pupils demonstrate impressive knowledge of fundamental British values and protected characteristics, “effortlessly” linking these to their own lives.
• Staff provide “high-quality pastoral support,” including resources to remove language barriers for new families.
• The school offers “exceptional opportunities” for personal development, such as working with local universities and engaging in multi-generational relationships with care home residents.
• Safeguarding arrangements are “effective,” with an open culture that puts pupils’ interests first.

Areas to improve

• In the early years, staff should refine interactions during open learning activities to better enhance children’s communication and language skills.
• Checks on pupils’ learning in some subjects do not always identify whether knowledge is secure, meaning opportunities to address misconceptions are “sometimes missed.”

Safeguarding

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