Tidbury Green School

Overview

Tidbury Green School is described as an inclusive environment where pupils work hard, behave well, and are taught not to give up. The report highlights a strong culture of kindness, with pupils feeling safe and celebrated for their achievements through events like ‘hot chocolate Fridays’. Leaders are ambitious for all pupils, particularly prioritising early reading and ensuring a consistent, effective curriculum in mathematics and the early years.

Strengths

• Early years provision is rated Outstanding, with a "language rich" curriculum and expert staff supporting children in a "stimulating, caring and creative environment".
• Reading is central to the school’s work; staff share a "passion for reading" and carefully match books to the phonics sounds children are taught.
• Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour and attitudes, with staff quickly noticing and helping resolve any incidents of off-task behaviour or bullying.
• There is a strong sense of community, with high participation in extra-curricular activities and a positive culture where attendance is celebrated.
• Leaders have effective assessment routines, particularly in the early years and phonics, which support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Areas to improve

• Some teachers do not use assessment information well enough to plan future learning for pupils with SEND, meaning targets are not always precise.
• In a few foundation subjects, curriculum implementation is less effective because some teachers lack sufficient subject knowledge or understanding of how to best teach certain content.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders establishing a strong culture where staff know how to raise concerns and respond promptly.