Perton Primary Academy

Overview

Perton Primary Academy is described as a "warm and welcoming school" where pupils are "kind, courteous and considerate." The inspection found that the school provides a high-quality education, with staff working effectively together to ensure "successful futures for all" and pupils achieving well in their studies.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a "deep understanding of being ‘happy, healthy and safe’" and develop into "open-minded and nurturing individuals."
• The curriculum has been successfully refreshed, with staff knowing "what to teach and when," particularly in science, history, and geography.
• Phonics and reading teaching is "consistent and effective," with staff quickly addressing gaps so pupils learn to read with "fluency and accuracy."
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are "very well supported," with the school acting swiftly to put "targeted and effective support in place."
• The early years provision is praised for helping children grow as "independent, confident individuals" in a "well-organised environment."

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, learning activities or resources are not "sufficiently well linked to the intended curriculum," preventing pupils from building and deepening their learning effectively.
• Sequences of learning in a few subjects do not always promote learning in the "most effective way," leaving pupils "muddled or unclear" because content is not building precisely enough.

Safeguarding

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