Marine Park Primary School

Overview

The report describes Marine Park Primary School as a "warm and welcoming school" where pupils feel they belong and diversity is celebrated. While safeguarding standards are met and attendance and behaviour are at an expected standard, the school requires attention in achievement, curriculum, teaching, early years, inclusion, and leadership. Leaders have recently initiated improvements, but the impact on pupil outcomes is not yet evident.

Strengths

• Staff provide a welcoming environment, and pupils "enjoy coming to school" with positive attitudes to learning.
• Attendance has improved through targeted support, with pupils valuing the ‘dot shop’ reward system.
• Pupils behave well, are "courteous and polite," and report that bullying is rare and dealt with swiftly.
• The personal development curriculum ensures pupils understand fundamental British values and celebrate diversity.
• Governors and trustees "support and challenge leaders" and hold them to account on key issues.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure support plans for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities "precisely identify appropriate targets."
• The core subject curriculum improvements must be "mirrored across all subjects" to ensure consistent long-term learning.
• Leaders and governors should "precisely monitor and evaluate" actions to ensure they are driving improvement.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" ensuring pupils are made safer and feel safe.