St George's Junior School

Overview: Pupils are happy at St George's Junior School, forming strong positive relationships with teachers and peers. They enjoy coming to school and attend regularly. The school prioritises pupils' personal development and provides opportunities for them to engage with important concepts and become active citizens.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school, with strong positive relationships with teachers and peers.
• Leaders have made sure that pupils learn about different types of bullying, including cyber-bullying, and deal with it swiftly and effectively.
• Pupils benefit from opportunities to develop their passions outside of the classroom, such as through clubs like yoga, multi-sports, and choir.
• The school's pastoral team works closely with pupils and parents to provide support to those who need it.
• Pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe online and in the community.

Areas to improve:

• In some foundation subjects, the curriculum is not yet suitably ambitious and well sequenced, leading to pupils' knowledge and skills not building securely over time.
• In some curriculum areas, leaders have not yet made sure that all teachers have sufficient subject knowledge to deliver the curriculum well, limiting pupils' progress.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders and governors making sure that all relevant recruitment checks are carried out before staff start to work at the school, and leaders providing staff with safeguarding training.