St George's CofE Primary School

Overview

Pupils at St George’s C of E Primary School “enjoy coming to school” and “work hard” to meet the “high expectations leaders have of them.” The report describes a school where leaders have been “relentless in making improvements” since the previous inspection, resulting in an overall effectiveness judgement of “Good.” The school fosters an inclusive environment rooted in Christian values, ensuring pupils feel safe and supported.

Strengths

• Leaders have developed an “ambitious curriculum” with clear learning goals, particularly in English and mathematics, where repetition helps develop spoken language and writing.
• The reading curriculum is “coherently sequenced,” enabling pupils to read fluently and develop a “love of reading” through well-matched books.
• Pupils behave well, are “kind to each other,” and bullying is “rare,” with adults dealing with incidents “quickly.”
• Staff provide “tailored provision” for vulnerable pupils and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), who “achieve well.”
• Governors “fulfil their roles well,” visiting regularly and using information to question leaders about performance.

Areas to improve

• Teachers do not use assessment effectively in some subjects, failing to check if pupils are remembering their learning.
• In some foundation subjects, leaders have not built in opportunities to revisit previous learning, causing pupils to “struggle to talk and write about their learning in depth.”

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with staff receiving regular training and leaders being “tenacious in securing the right support for pupils from external agencies.”