Kerem Shloime

Overview

The report states that pupils are "happy and safe" within a "supportive and nurturing environment" where "warm relationships feature throughout the school." While early years provision is rated Good and behaviour is Good, the overall effectiveness and quality of education require improvement due to under-developed curriculum design in key stages 1 and 2. The school now meets independent school standards, marking progress from a previous inadequate rating.

Strengths

• "Warm relationships feature throughout the school" and pupils "look out for each other."
• Early years provision is strong, with a "well-organised curriculum" where staff "know children as individuals."
• Phonics teaching is "consistent" and "embedded," helping pupils "learn to read well."
• The school "identifies the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities well."
• Safeguarding arrangements are "effective," with pupils confident that staff would "act quickly to help them."

Areas to improve

• The school must "identify the key knowledge it wants pupils to know and remember in all subjects" and ensure the learning sequence supports this.
• Assessment systems need development so that "learning is based on pupils’ prior knowledge" in all subjects.
• The proprietor must ensure improvement plans "prioritise those aspects that will make the biggest difference to the quality of education."

Safeguarding

The report confirms that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."