Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School

Overview

Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School is described as a “caring school with its family feel” where pupils “feel safe” and “enjoy their learning.” The report highlights a strong culture of mutual respect, with staff maintaining “high expectations of every pupil” who “live up to these, working hard and behaving well.” Overall, the school provides a supportive environment where children develop into “responsible and active citizens” through broad opportunities, including local traditions and extracurricular clubs.

Strengths

• Reading instruction is effective, with a “consistent approach when teaching phonics” ensuring most pupils read “confidently and fluently.”
• The curriculum is well-developed in most subjects, where pupils use “ambitious vocabulary” and demonstrate strong understanding, such as in science and art.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “well supported and learn well” due to quick identification of difficulties and “careful adaptations” to activities.
• Early years provision fosters positive relationships, with staff carefully planning activities to support “vocabulary, language and mathematical understanding.”
• Staff are “proud to work at the school” and appreciate regular professional development, while governors “support and challenge leaders well.”

Areas to improve

• In a small number of subjects, leaders must “sequence knowledge in a logical order” and ensure assessment checks confirm pupils “learn and remember this knowledge” to prevent gaps.
• Leaders need to provide more “roles of responsibility for younger pupils” so that those in key stage 1 and early years can contribute fully to the wider school community.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” noting a “strong culture of safeguarding” with detailed records and prompt actions in response to concerns.