Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School

Overview: Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School continues to be a good school, with pupils behaving well, enjoying school, and being proud to work and learn together. The school's family and community spirit is valued by parents and carers.

Strengths:

• Pupils behave well and enjoy school, with strong, nurturing relationships between staff and pupils.
• Staff know pupils well and provide individual support to those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• The school's curriculum is designed around mixed-age classes, with leaders providing training to staff on pupils' additional needs.
• Pupils learn to read well, with staff teaching phonics effectively and providing extra support to those who fall behind.
• Pupils participate in a range of clubs and visits, including gardening, zoos, and aquariums, which add an extra dimension to their learning.

Areas to improve:

• Leaders have not ensured that pupils have a sufficiently good understanding of different cultures and aspects of British values.
• Governors' checks on the school's effectiveness do not always go deep enough in holding leaders to account, resulting in some policies and information not being up to date.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders taking their safeguarding responsibilities seriously, completing the right checks to ensure staff are safe to work in school, and working effectively with external agencies.