Hoyland Springwood Primary School

Overview: Hoyland Springwood Primary School is a good school where pupils are happy and enjoy learning. The school provides a haven away from the troubles of the world, with skilled and knowledgeable adults supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Relationships are the cornerstone of everything the school does, and staff and pupils have high expectations for behaviour.

Strengths:

• The school provides a well-defined curriculum that is carefully planned to build knowledge over time from the early years through to Year 6.
• Pupils enjoy reading for pleasure and learning to read, with targeted support for those who need it.
• The school provides activities that make learning memorable, such as educational visits and guest speakers.
• Pupils have a voice at the school, with an elected junior leadership team representing their classmates.
• The school has a wealth of professional development support for staff, with a positive working relationship between the school and the trust.

Areas to improve:

• The school must ensure that the taught curriculum allows opportunities to secure greater depth in pupils' knowledge.
• Leaders should ensure that all pupils have more writing opportunities across the curriculum that enable pupils to practise and embed the writing skills they have been taught.
• The school is aware that pupils' ability to write consistently well in subject areas is not as strong, and there are comprehensive plans in place to use the school's approach to reading to improve writing in all areas.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.