Temple Sutton Primary School

Overview

Pupils at Temple Sutton Primary School are described as happy and safe, learning in a “warm, caring and calm environment” with “highly respectful relationships.” The report states that leaders are “ambitious” for pupils, resulting in strong learning gains, particularly for those joining mid-year. Overall, the school provides a positive experience where pupils are “confident learners” and “responsible, active citizens.”

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a “positive” atmosphere where bullying is “rare” and staff deal with issues “quickly.”
• Reading is “taught well” using “consistent approaches,” helping pupils become “confident and fluent readers.”
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive “high-quality support” and make “strong gains” in their learning.
• Teachers possess “good subject knowledge” and use clear routines to help pupils “consolidate their previous learning.”
• Staff feel “supported by leaders” and value collaboration with other schools to share effective practices.

Areas to improve

• In “a few subjects,” leaders have not clearly identified the important knowledge and vocabulary pupils need to learn and when.
• Consequently, teachers lack sufficient information to teach and assess content in the correct order, meaning pupils do not always learn what is intended.
• Leaders must ensure curriculum plans are developed systematically across all subjects, including the early years.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” noting that leaders provide regular training, act quickly when help is needed, and carry out all necessary checks before employing staff.