Queensbridge Primary School

Overview

Pupils are described as “happy and safe” at this “inclusive primary school,” where they “achieve highly across the curriculum.” The report highlights an “ambitious curriculum” with “rigorous curriculum thinking” that enables pupils to develop deep subject understanding and secure knowledge. Leaders maintain high expectations for learning and behaviour, resulting in an environment where pupils are “polite and well mannered” and benefit from “skilled support.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is “coherently planned” and ensures pupils “deepen their understanding over time,” with learning meaningfully connected across subjects.
• Reading is “prioritised across the whole school,” with staff receiving regular training and adults “expertly guiding pupils to use their knowledge to decode unknown words.”
• Provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is “effective,” with needs identified promptly so they can “access the same curriculum as their peers.”
• Personal development is “exemplary,” featuring well-planned programmes for well-being and opportunities for pupils to debate “important issues” such as equality and diversity.
• Staff manage behaviour with “sensitivity and care,” and bullying is “rare,” with adults acting quickly to resolve issues.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

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