Hose Church of England Primary School

Overview

Pupils “flourish” at this small school, arriving with “enthusiasm and purpose” and displaying a “deep sense of belonging.” The inspection highlights a “well-structured and ambitious curriculum” that ensures pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve well and are “well prepared for their next stages of education.”

Strengths

• Behaviour is “exemplary,” with pupils being “consistently courteous and considerate” and classrooms remaining “calm and focused.”
• Personal development is excellent, with “character education” woven throughout the curriculum to promote “respect, acceptance and tolerance.”
• The curriculum allows pupils to “build knowledge step by step,” using frequent recall opportunities to “deepen their understanding over time.”
• Early years provision is outstanding, with staff matching learning “precisely to children’s stages of development” so they “thrive.”
• Staff benefit from “well-planned” training and are “well equipped to deliver engaging and purposeful learning.”

Areas to improve

• The school’s assessment system is “relatively new and not fully embedded,” meaning staff sometimes do not “respond swiftly enough to resolve gaps in pupils’ knowledge fully.”
• The school must ensure the new assessment system is implemented effectively so teachers can plan learning to allow pupils to “catch up and keep up.”

Safeguarding

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