Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale

Overview: Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale continues to be a good school, with pupils being proud advocates for their nurturing school and living up to the school's vision to 'do good and be happy' at all times. Relationships between staff and pupils are supportive and trusting, and pupils are enthusiastic readers with a strong culture of reading for pleasure.

Strengths:

• Pupils are proud advocates for their nurturing school and live up to the school's vision to 'do good and be happy' at all times.
• Relationships between staff and pupils are supportive and trusting.
• Pupils are enthusiastic readers with a strong culture of reading for pleasure.
• The school promotes a broad, engaging and ambitious curriculum that clearly sets out the essential knowledge that pupils need to learn.
• Pupils are courteous and well-mannered, and look forward to their work and listen attentively.
• The school supports pupils' personal development well, and pupils understand the importance of exercise and how it benefits their physical and mental health.

Areas to improve:

• In a few subjects, including the teaching of early reading, staff's subject knowledge is not consistently strong, resulting in some pupils not learning and achieving as well as they could.
• Staff do not consistently check and make sure pupils' understanding is secure and as detailed as it should be, resulting in some pupils having gaps in their knowledge in a few subjects and phonics.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.