Thorntree Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that the headteacher and senior leaders create a “well-considered and thoughtful culture” based on “nurturing principles,” ensuring children are “calm, settled, feel safe and are ready to learn.” Children are described as “happy, well-mannered, confident and responsible,” benefiting from “warm, trusting and supportive relationships” with staff. The report highlights “high-quality teaching approaches” and robust progress checks in literacy and numeracy, noting the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• Leadership creates a nurturing culture where children feel safe and ready to learn.
• Children are happy, confident, and proud members of the school community.
• Teachers are highly committed and collaborate effectively to deliver high-quality teaching.
• Staff use robust approaches to check progress in literacy and numeracy, helping children attain well.

Areas to improve

• Staff should continue to improve the quality of feedback to children to ensure appropriate progress.
• Senior leaders and staff should further develop approaches to assessing and tracking progress across all curricular areas.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s culture is based firmly on nurturing principles where children “feel safe” and benefit from “warm, trusting and supportive relationships” with staff.