Kensington Primary School

Overview

Kensington Primary School is described as a “highly inclusive” environment where pupils “enjoy learning” and receive “very positive support” for their wellbeing. Leaders have fostered a culture of high expectations and safety, ensuring that disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs are “incredibly well supported” to achieve well.

Strengths

• Attendance and behaviour are rated at a “Strong standard,” with “impressive” pupil conduct and an “open culture” of safeguarding where concerns are “actively identified, acted upon and managed.”
• The early years provision is a “particular strength,” with staff making “precise adaptations” to support speech, language, and emotional development, ensuring children are “very well prepared for Year 1.”
• Inclusion is rated at a “Strong standard,” with leaders quickly identifying barriers and providing “very effective support” so that all pupils, including those new to the country, can “master the curriculum.”
• Personal development is “at the core of everything,” with pupils gaining a “secure understanding” of British values, health, and safety through a broad range of enrichment activities.

Areas to improve

• In a “minority of subjects,” the sequencing of learning “does not best support pupils to build on their prior knowledge,” leading to teaching that is not always “precisely focused on developing pupils' learning progressively.”
• Leaders should “continue to strengthen the way learning is sequenced and taught in all subjects” and provide professional learning to help teachers implement the curriculum consistently.

Safeguarding

The report confirms that “safeguarding standards are met,” noting that leaders have established an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” and that “pupils are made safer and feel safe.”