Studham Village CofE Academy

Overview

Studham Village CofE Academy is a primary school where pupils experience a warm, respectful environment characterised by high expectations and strong relationships. The report highlights that pupils behave exceptionally well, learn effectively, and develop into kind, compassionate young people through a rich curriculum and personal development programme.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate "outstanding" behaviour and attitudes, listening carefully to adults and valuing one another’s views.
• The curriculum is "carefully designed" to provide essential knowledge, with teachers possessing "strong subject knowledge" who explain concepts clearly.
• Adults are "skilled at teaching reading," helping pupils become "fluent and confident readers" with effective support for those finding it tricky.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make "strong progress" due to "well-tailored support" and accurate identification of difficulties.
• Early years provision is "outstanding," with highly skilled adults creating a "caring and nurturing environment" that fosters independence and resilience.

Areas to improve

• The school must ensure younger pupils can "accurately apply their well-developed phonic knowledge to their spelling," as some do not spell words correctly when writing independently.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."