Littleport Community Primary School

Overview

Littleport Community Primary School is described as a “caring community” where pupils are “happy and safe” and demonstrate kindness and respect. The report highlights that pupils “work hard in lessons” to meet high ambitions, leaving Year 6 “ready for secondary school.” While the curriculum in key stages 1 and 2 is well-organised, inconsistencies in the early years and key stage 1 mean some children do not always acquire the specific knowledge required for their next steps.

Strengths

• Pupils show “kindness towards each other” and behave well because they “know it is the right thing to do,” rather than seeking rewards.
• The school provides effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including the ‘Treehouse’ provision which helps them achieve outcomes in their education, health and care plans.
• Staff have “strong subject knowledge” and routinely review important knowledge to ensure pupils remember it, with effective checks on what pupils know and can do.
• Leaders have taken “effective action to reduce pupil absences,” working with parents to ensure regular attendance after a previous increase.
• Governors are “well equipped” to hold leaders accountable, and staff morale is high due to strong professional development and support for reasonable workloads.

Areas to improve

• The early years curriculum lacks precise planning, meaning children are “not always well prepared for key stage 1.”
• In key stage 1, teachers do not always focus learning activities on the “intended knowledge,” causing pupils to miss planned learning objectives.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”