Langley Hall Primary Academy

Overview

The report describes a school where pupils are "safe and happy" and benefit from a "broad and rich curriculum." While leaders have established a "positive behaviour culture" and staff are "proud to work at the school," the inspection identifies that leaders do not always accurately measure the impact of their work or identify specific barriers to learning for vulnerable pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate "consistently positive attitudes to learning" and interact "warmly and courteously" with staff and peers.
• The curriculum is "broad and rich," with all pupils learning to play a musical instrument and participating in enrichment activities.
• Staff establish "positive and warm relationships" with pupils, ensuring classrooms are "calm and purposeful."
• Children in the early years make a "positive start" and are "well prepared for Year 1."
• Leaders prioritise staff wellbeing, creating a "collaborative ethos" where teachers are "well supported."

Areas to improve

• Leaders must "accurately identify the specific barriers to learning and/or wellbeing" for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND to ensure support is "precisely matched to need."
• Governors should ensure they have the expertise to "hold leaders to account" and fulfil statutory responsibilities "robustly."
• Leaders need a more "accurate and informed understanding of the impact of their work," particularly regarding attendance trends and achievement patterns.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns are "actively identified, acted upon and managed."