Spires Integrated Primary School

Overview

Spires Integrated Primary School is described as a welcoming, nurturing, and inclusive environment where children feel valued and develop as "happy, confident learners." The school’s vision, ‘Belong, Believe, Achieve!’, is "meaningful and lived out successfully by all in the school community," underpinned by rigorous self-evaluation and strong stakeholder engagement.

Strengths

• The school’s "rigorous self-evaluation processes" and high-quality development plan are cited as a "notable strength," ensuring targeted actions support improvement.
• A "warm supportive climate for learning" is evident, with teachers using "adaptive teaching successfully" and providing "regular, in-the-moment, constructive feedback."
• Provision for special educational needs is a "key strength," featuring meaningful partnerships with parents and "well-considered, flexible interventions."
• Children demonstrate high levels of engagement, with "clear progression in the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding" across literacy and numeracy.
• The school fosters a "vibrant learning community" through extensive leadership opportunities, such as the Rights Respecting Team and digital leaders.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies one area for action: "to develop further and embed the use of first-hand evidence of learning and teaching to share and disseminate the effective learning experiences provided for the children."

Safeguarding

The report states that "arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance" and that children "feel safe in school and know who to talk to should they have any worries or concerns."