Hemington Primary School

Overview

Hemington Primary School is described as a “welcoming school which sits at the heart of the community” where pupils and adults build strong relationships. The report highlights that the school has been on a “rapid journey of improvement” since the previous inspection, with an “ambitious” curriculum that is well sequenced to help pupils build on prior learning.

Strengths

• Early years provision is “Outstanding,” with children developing “positive learning behaviours, independence and resilience” and concentrating on tasks for sustained periods.
• Reading is highly prioritised, with pupils developing a “love for reading” through well-matched books and a curriculum that helps them build phonic knowledge and fluency.
• Pupils are “kind, fair, respectful and ambitious,” creating a “calm and purposeful environment” where older pupils act as positive role models.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are “well-supported,” with the school acting quickly to identify needs and adapting learning so they progress alongside peers.
• Staff work closely together, and trust leaders provide “meaningful support and challenge,” while parents remain “very positive about the school.”

Areas to improve

• The curriculum needs further refinement in some foundation subjects, where the precise knowledge pupils need to remember is not yet pinpointed, preventing deep understanding.
• Assessment in some foundation subjects is not yet effective enough to check what pupils know, meaning some do not build their knowledge well over time.

Safeguarding

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