Nethermains Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that senior leaders and staff work effectively to ensure children experience "consistently positive relationships" underpinned by the school’s values. Children are described as "confident, respectful and welcoming," feeling "safe and well cared for" due to staff’s sound understanding of wellbeing needs. The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve, with no further visits required in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Staff work together well to improve outcomes, ensuring children feel "safe and well cared for."
• Children are "proud of their school" and engage well in learning; nursery children are "motivated, creative and curious."
• Nursery practitioners use targeted approaches to support early communication and language, leading to good skill development.
• Evaluations for both the primary school and nursery class were rated as "good" for learning, teaching, and assessment.

Areas to improve

• Continue to raise attainment in literacy and numeracy, supporting staff to develop confidence in assessing progress.
• Ensure primary lessons are set at the correct difficulty level and build on existing knowledge.
• Develop nursery planning approaches to have a clearer focus on the skills children are learning.

Safeguarding

Staff have a "sound understanding of the wellbeing needs of all children," resulting in children feeling "safe and well cared for."