Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree

Overview

The inspection found that the school’s ethos of “joy, love and respect” creates a welcoming environment where pupils are happy and behave well. Leaders have high expectations for achievement, and the curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced to help pupils build knowledge. The report states that the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership are all effective.

Strengths

• Staff provide “high-quality pastoral support,” fostering “warm and respectful” relationships and ensuring pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress.
• The curriculum is “ambitious” and “sequenced so pupils build on what they have learned previously,” with staff checking understanding regularly.
• Reading is a “central part of school life,” with staff well-trained in phonics to ensure pupils become “confident, fluent readers.”
• The early years curriculum is “effective,” prioritising communication skills and helping children develop confidence and independence.
• The trust provides “highly effective and carefully considered support,” and staff feel valued with clear career development pathways.

Areas to improve

• The school must continue to develop strategies to improve attendance, as some pupils, “especially disadvantaged pupils,” are absent too often.
• Staff should implement a new approach to teaching writing across all subjects, as errors in spelling and punctuation are not routinely addressed in foundation subjects.
• Less experienced subject leaders require support to fully develop their responsibilities, ensuring they are clear about how well all pupils are learning.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”