Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School

Overview: Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School is a friendly and welcoming school with a high culture of expectation. Pupils learn well in this inclusive school, and staff encourage all pupils to be the best they can be. The school provides a range of activities that broaden pupils' life experiences, including leadership roles and after-school clubs.

Strengths:

• The school has a high culture of expectation, with staff encouraging all pupils to be the best they can be.
• Pupils learn well in this inclusive school, with staff supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively.
• The school provides a range of activities that broaden pupils' life experiences, including leadership roles and after-school clubs.
• Pupils form positive relationships with staff and peers, and adults deal with bullying effectively.
• The school's pastoral team provides high-quality care and support for pupils, including for their emotional health and well-being.

Areas to improve:

• In some subjects, the revised curriculum is not yet fully embedded, and pupils do not build on their prior knowledge as well as they could.
• Some parents raised concerns that leaders do not communicate with them well enough, and leaders need to ensure that they have effective communication with all stakeholders.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a robust culture of safeguarding and leaders ensuring that all staff complete the necessary training on how to identify when a pupil could be at risk.