Stickney Church of England Primary School

Overview

Pupils enjoy attending this “welcoming and inclusive school” where they feel safe and demonstrate strong professional relationships with staff. The school has made “significant changes” since its previous inspection, resulting in most pupils achieving well, particularly in reading and personal development.

Strengths

• The school “prioritises reading,” with staff demonstrating “high levels of expertise” in phonics and providing effective support for pupils to become “confident, fluent readers.”
• Personal development is “highly effective,” with pupils showing a “depth of knowledge” about fairness, respect, and different cultures.
• Leaders are “sharply focused” on pupil success, and the governing body provides “effective challenge and support.”
• Attendance has improved significantly, with the number of persistently absent pupils “reduced significantly.”
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported effectively to access learning with their peers.

Areas to improve

• Some foundation subjects are in the “early stages of implementation,” meaning pupils do not achieve as well as in other areas; these must be “firmly embedded.”
• In some lessons, teachers do not check pupils’ understanding closely enough, leading to activities that are not well matched to what pupils know.
• Intended learning outcomes for some early years activities are not always clear, leaving children’s learning to “chance.”

Safeguarding

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