Mossley CofE Primary School

Overview

Mossley CofE Primary School has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” The report describes a school where pupils are “happy and proud” to be part of the community, demonstrating high aspirations and a strong sense of belonging. Leaders and staff are supported effectively, contributing to a positive environment where pupils achieve well and are well-prepared for future learning.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “ambitious for all pupils,” with “purposeful choices” ensuring learning is “relevant and engaging.”
• Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, “achieve well” and are identified early for support.
• Teachers effectively check understanding, addressing misconceptions so pupils “know more and remember more over time.”
• Reading is taught successfully; pupils learn to read quickly and “read with accuracy and fluency.”
• Behaviour is “highly positive,” with pupils following the ‘Mossley Way’ and attending school regularly.

Areas to improve

• Some activities for younger pupils “do not deepen their learning”; teachers need better knowledge to design activities that help pupils “build up a deep body of knowledge.”
• Teachers do not sufficiently build “foundational skills in writing,” meaning pupils do not “communicate consistently well in writing” due to insufficient practice in spelling and handwriting.

Safeguarding

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