Lanlivery Primary Academy

Overview

Lanlivery Primary Academy has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection. The school provides a high standard of education within a supportive environment, where pupils are enthusiastic about their learning and achieve well. Leaders place developing the whole child at the centre of the curriculum, fostering a positive atmosphere described by parents as ‘idyllic’.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a ‘family feel’ which gives them a sense of security, with older pupils acting as role models for younger ones.
• The curriculum is ‘well-considered and ambitious’, with pupils making connections between subjects, such as linking art techniques to geography.
• Staff are skilled in supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to follow the same curriculum through appropriate adaptations.
• Reading is celebrated across the school, with a re-designed library and diverse texts encouraging reading for pleasure and accurate phonics-based decoding.
• Leaders are considerate of staff well-being, making changes to reduce workload, resulting in a ‘happy place to work’.

Areas to improve

• Teaching instructions are sometimes not clear enough, leading to confusion and preventing some pupils from completing work to their best ability.
• Staff checking of pupils’ understanding is not always precise enough, resulting in misconceptions or gaps in knowledge that are not quickly addressed.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.