Hamble Primary School

Overview

Hamble Primary School is described as a “truly inclusive school” where “kindness and respect lie at the heart” of its culture. Leaders are ambitious for all pupils, ensuring disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are given every opportunity to succeed. The inspection highlights exemplary personal development and outstanding behaviour, with pupils demonstrating calm, courteous attitudes and a mature understanding of equality and rights.

Strengths

• Pupils’ “personal development is exemplary,” with exceptional learning about equality, diversity, and protected characteristics.
• “Behaviour and attitudes are very strong,” with pupils being “calm and courteous” and engaging well in learning.
• The early years provision is outstanding, offering children an “excellent start” where they collaborate exceptionally well and tackle tasks with focus.
• Leaders prioritise reading, ensuring staff have “expert phonics knowledge” and deliver sessions with precision.
• The curriculum is generally well-sequenced, with strong subject knowledge in areas like mathematics and history.

Areas to improve

• In “a very few areas of the curriculum,” leaders are not checking provision effectively, meaning some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.
• Leaders need to ensure middle leaders have the skills to monitor their areas effectively so all pupils, including those with SEND, can achieve their best.
• Some pupils finding early reading skills difficult would benefit from “even more reading opportunities.”

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders having “embedded a strong safeguarding culture” and staff receiving thorough training to keep children safe.