Mossley Primary School

Overview

Mossley Primary School continues to demonstrate a “high level of capacity for sustained improvement” following a previous evaluation of outstanding effectiveness. The inspection confirmed that the school maintains a “highly effective culture of regular review and continuous improvement” built on a collegial approach. Despite changes in staffing and resources, the school effectively uses data to identify priorities and support staff development.

Strengths

• The “effective implementation of a wide range of assessment for learning strategies” enables children to reflect on and improve their work through age-appropriate feedback.
• Foundation stage children respond enthusiastically to opportunities for “emergent and early independent writing,” producing work of a “high standard” with confidence in phonics.
• The school values all views within the community, using qualitative and quantitative data to reflect on the changing context and link priorities to professional development.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect the guidance from the Department of Education,” with pupils reporting they feel “happy and safe” and know who to approach with concerns.