St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Overview: Pupils thrive at St Andrew's CofE Primary School, where they are happy and behave well, developing positive attitudes to learning. The school's diverse community is valued, and pupils settle quickly, making new friends and catching up on missing knowledge.

Strengths:

• Pupils, including those with SEND, thrive at the school and are happy.
• Pupils behave well and develop positive attitudes to learning.
• The school's diverse community is valued, and pupils settle quickly, making new friends and catching up on missing knowledge.
• The curriculum is well-designed and well-delivered, with a focus on reading and phonics.
• Pupils learn to listen to and show respect for others, supporting each other well during lessons and at breaktimes.

Areas to improve:

• The curriculum in one or two areas of learning in the early years is under-developed, with some children not learning all that they could.
• A few pupils with SEND, and some pupils at the earlier stages of learning to speak English, do not catch up as quickly as they could in reading, hindering their learning across the wider curriculum.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders and governors placing a high priority on safeguarding pupils and ensuring that staff are well-trained in keeping pupils safe.