Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

Overview: Pupils flourish at Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy, where they love learning and treat each other with kindness and courtesy. The school has very high expectations of how well all pupils can achieve, and they strive to meet these expectations through hard work and excellent teaching.

Strengths:

• Pupils learn how to look after their mental and physical well-being and keep themselves safe online.
• The school's ambitious, broad curriculum is precisely designed to help pupils build and remember important knowledge over time.
• Pupils receive clear feedback from teachers, which they use to improve their work, and make excellent progress from their starting points.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) get exceptional support, including in the Apex, where the school swiftly and accurately identifies their needs.
• Pupils really enjoy reading and are fascinated to learn about other cultures through a range of texts from around the world.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.