St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

Overview: St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School continues to be a good school, where pupils enjoy coming to learn and are ambitious and eager to be challenged. The school's 'Great 8' attitudes to learning help pupils to know how to learn well.

Strengths:

• Pupils enjoy coming to school because learning is exciting and they are ambitious and like to be challenged.
• The school's 'Great 8' attitudes to learning help pupils to know how to learn well.
• Pupils respond well to adults' high expectations and listen respectfully to each other.
• Pupils develop a keen sense of local and global citizenship and understand how their contributions to society can have a positive impact on others.
• The school's curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, with a focus on developing pupils' knowledge and vocabulary.
• Teaching is based on effective use of assessment across the curriculum and learning is adapted to take account of what pupils already know.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have barriers to their learning accurately identified and learning is adapted in a range of ways to meet their needs.

Areas to improve:

• In a few places, the implementation of the curriculum is too variable, resulting in pupils not learning as well. Leaders need to ensure that the curriculum is implemented securely and consistently across the school, so that pupils learn more and remember more.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff well-trained and aware of the signs of abuse, and leaders tenacious in following up concerns with other agencies.