Stanton Cross Primary School

Overview

Pupils benefit from the school’s “high aspirations” and an “ambitious curriculum,” resulting in typical success and a positive school experience. The report describes a setting where pupils feel “happy and safe,” supported by “warm and nurturing” relationships and consistent behavioural expectations.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “designed carefully” to sequence essential knowledge, with pupils achieving well in mathematics and using subject-specific vocabulary in science.
• Early reading is a “considerate strength,” with knowledgeable staff using routines that help pupils read unfamiliar words effectively and fill gaps in phonics.
• Staff in the early years provide “well organised” environments that nurture curiosity through stimulating activities like creative arts and sand play.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are “well supported” and typically achieve well.
• The school engages well with the community, sharing information with parents and offering rich wider opportunities such as clubs and charity fundraising.

Areas to improve

• In a few subjects, pupils sometimes struggle to remember important details and words from content introduced earlier; the school must ensure effective ways to help pupils embed this understanding.
• The school’s work to remove barriers to attendance has had a “varied impact,” and some pupils are not supported to attend as regularly as they could.

Safeguarding

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