Redhill Primary School

Overview

Redhill Primary School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection. The report describes a school with a “strong culture of safety and well-being” where pupils are “happy and safe” and achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics. Leaders and staff provide “above and beyond” support, ensuring pupils are “well supported to be successful both in school and in life.”

Strengths

• There is a “strong culture of safety and well-being” with high expectations for behaviour, resulting in classrooms that are “calm and orderly.”
• The school has constructed a “logically ordered curriculum” where knowledge builds over time, and teachers present learning in “exciting ways that motivate pupils.”
• Early reading is prioritised with effective phonics teaching; most pupils learn to read with the “confidence and fluency expected for their age.”
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are “swiftly identified” and receive tailored support, enabling them to “achieve well in school.”
• Parents and pupils are “appreciative of and proud of their school,” valuing the significant support provided to families.

Areas to improve

• The school should ensure staff motivate pupils to review and edit their work, as “simple errors in pupils’ writing impact on writing fluency” for some.
• In a minority of foundation subjects, checks of understanding are “not as precise as the school intends,” meaning teachers cannot always assure themselves that curriculum endpoints are met.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.