Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School

Overview: Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils love coming to learn and are encouraged to try their best. The school has high expectations of pupils' conduct and learning, and pupils achieve exceptionally well, including those who are disadvantaged.

Strengths:

• Pupils are highly respectful and courteous towards each other and adults.
• Pupils are highly attentive in class and demonstrate very positive attitudes to learning.
• The school has high aspirations for pupils and careful thought has been given to the curriculum design, which meets the needs of pupils exceptionally well.
• Staff are highly skilled at checking how well pupils learn and are able to tailor future lessons and address any misconceptions.

Areas to improve:

• In some areas of learning in the early years, staff are less confident in supporting children's learning, which means that some children do not learn as much as they could in these areas.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.