Stanborough Primary School

Overview

Stanborough Primary School is a small independent day school where pupils are described as “resilient, motivated learners” who feel “happy and safe.” The report highlights that proprietors and leaders have successfully driven improvements since the previous inspection, securing a “Good” overall effectiveness judgement. Pupils demonstrate “exceptional” behaviour and high levels of respect for one another and adults.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit “Outstanding” behaviour and attitudes, settling swiftly to lessons and resolving disagreements respectfully.
• Personal development is “Outstanding,” with pupils showing deep “compassion and tolerance” and pride in their cultural heritages.
• The English and mathematics curriculums are well-designed, enabling pupils to work towards “very high levels of understanding.”
• Reading provision is strong; pupils develop “confident, fluent reading skills” and show a “real enthusiasm for reading.”
• Leaders maintain effective systems to identify and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Areas to improve

• In a few subjects where the curriculum has been recently revised, pupils have not yet accumulated all intended knowledge and do not achieve as well as in other areas.
• The early years curriculum does not clearly set out how learning will develop in all areas of the foundation stage framework, meaning some important vocabulary and ideas are not consistently secured.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”