Landscore Primary School

Overview

Landscore Primary School is rated as ‘Good’ across all inspection categories. The report describes a school where pupils ‘enjoy their time’ and feel ‘well looked after’, supported by staff with ‘high expectations’ for behaviour. Leaders are ‘determined that each pupil in the school will succeed’, providing a ‘broad and ambitious curriculum’ that helps children become ‘confident and successful learners’.

Strengths

• Staff provide ‘meaningful and interesting learning opportunities’ using ‘secure subject knowledge’, particularly in reading and mathematics.
• There is a ‘well-thought-out reading programme’ with a ‘clear and structured phonics programme’ from Reception, resulting in pupils who ‘learn to read well’.
• Pupils demonstrate ‘positive attitudes to learning’, are ‘polite and well mannered’, and ‘collaborate well’ with peers.
• The school promotes ‘personal development’ through values represented by ‘ACHIEVE’, encouraging pupils to become ‘responsible citizens’ via charity work and environmental care.
• Leaders ‘carefully identify pupils’ individual needs’, ensuring those with special educational needs and/or disabilities ‘access the full curriculum’.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, assessment is ‘not used consistently well to check what pupils know and understand’, which ‘slows pupils’ learning down’ and creates knowledge gaps.
• Some subject leaders ‘do not have sufficient oversight of how well pupils are learning the curriculum’ and need ‘greater rigour in checking how well staff are implementing the curriculum’.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are ‘effective’, with leaders having created a ‘strong culture of safeguarding’ where staff ‘record their concerns diligently’ and work effectively with other agencies.