Lidget Green Academy

Overview

Lidget Green Primary School is described as a place where pupils are "happy, confident and safe," benefiting from "warm, positive relationships" with staff. While the early years provision is rated at a "Strong standard," most other aspects of the school, including curriculum and leadership, meet the "Expected standard." The report highlights significant recent improvements in teaching and behaviour, though pupil achievement in national tests remains below the national average.

Strengths

• The early years provision is rated at a "Strong standard," with children described as thriving and developing "happy, confident and resilient learners."
• Staff deliver phonics "skilfully and effectively," resulting in higher achievement in Year 1 phonics screening checks.
• A "very effective relationship-focused behaviour system" ensures pupils behave with "respect and kindness," with bullying being rare.
• Leaders have established an "effective culture of inclusion," accurately identifying needs and working closely with parents and agencies to support vulnerable pupils.
• The curriculum is "ambitious and generally well sequenced," notably improving provision in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure curriculum and teaching improvements are "realised in pupils' achievement across the full curriculum and in outcomes in national tests and assessments."
• Strategies to improve attendance should be driven further to ensure "all pupils attend school regularly," as current levels remain below the national average.
• Leaders should further develop strategies to support the "workload and wellbeing of all staff," as some feel current systems could be more effective.

Safeguarding

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