Robert Owen Memorial Primary School

Overview

The inspection found that highly effective leadership has created a collaborative climate supporting improvement and positive relationships across the school, supported classes, and nursery. Children feel safe and experience a high level of nurture, with inclusion identified as a significant strength. The report confirms the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• Leadership has established a "climate of collaboration" that supports improvement and the pace of change very well.
• Relationships are "very positive," with staff and children being supportive of one another and inclusion being a strength.
• The nursery team creates "stimulating, well-resourced learning spaces" for children in the playroom and outdoors.
• Staff approaches to including partners support the inclusive ethos, helping children feel safe and experience a "high level of nurture, care and support."
• Bespoke support for individuals and groups is helping to raise attainment for children facing the "greatest barriers to their learning."

Areas to improve

• Staff should review learning and teaching policies to develop consistently high-quality practice, including how assessment and moderation are used to plan more effectively.
• Senior leaders should support the nursery team to streamline systems for assessment, planning, tracking, and monitoring.
• Staff should continue to develop consistency in helping children communicate in supported classes and the nursery, and review additional support plans more frequently.

Safeguarding

The report states that children "feel safe and experience a high level of nurture, care and support" within the school and nursery.