Haseltine Primary School

Overview

Haseltine Primary School is described as a “warm and welcoming place” where pupils are “happy and enjoy school.” The report highlights a strong sense of community, with staff instilling “confidence about their learning” and pupils demonstrating “excellence, resilience and self-belief.” While the overall effectiveness is rated Good, personal development and early years provision are judged Outstanding.

Strengths

• The early years provision is “Outstanding,” offering a “purposeful and calm environment” where children “achieve highly and settle quickly.”
• Personal development is “Outstanding,” with pupils explicitly taught to “debate and articulate their thoughts” and prepared for “life in modern Britain.”
• Reading is a clear priority, with staff skilled at supporting development through an “ambitious phonics programme” and matched books.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “identified quickly and supported effectively” to achieve the same goals as peers.
• Staff feel “well supported by leaders,” who take “workload and well-being into account.”

Areas to improve

• In Years 1 to 6, some foundation subjects lack clear curricular thinking, meaning “the precise knowledge, skills and vocabulary that pupils need to learn are not as clear.”
• Teaching in these less developed subjects does not always build knowledge in a “well-considered and logical sequence,” affecting long-term retention.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with a “robust culture” ensuring staff understand their responsibilities and work closely with external agencies.