Membury Primary Academy

Overview

Membury Primary Academy is described as a "small and friendly school" where pupils "behave well" and "treat staff, visitors and each other with respect." The report highlights that the school provides a "warm welcome" for new arrivals and maintains an "ambitious" curriculum that helps most pupils learn well, particularly in reading.

Strengths

• Pupils "learn to read well" due to staff expertise and efforts to ensure they "enjoy books and stories."
• The curriculum is largely "structured and sequenced well," allowing staff to provide regular opportunities to "practise and revisit key knowledge."
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are "supported well" to adjust to expectations and meet learning goals.
• There is an "ambitious offer to support pupils’ personal development," including clubs for sports, computing, and music.
• Leaders and the multi-academy trust are "determined that the school will do its best for pupils" and successfully support improvements.

Areas to improve

• Some curriculum areas lack precise identification of what pupils need to learn, resulting in lessons that "try to cover too much content" and slow learning.
• The school does not consistently ensure pupils have the skills to "work independently," hindering their ability to complete challenging tasks confidently.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."