Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy

Overview

Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is a school where pupils “do their best” and “work well together,” fostering a culture of mutual support and high ambition. The report highlights a “well-organised and interesting curriculum” that builds knowledge logically, supported by staff with “strong” subject knowledge who effectively check for understanding. Since joining its multi-academy trust, expectations have risen significantly, resulting in a positive environment where pupils are “confident communicators” and “independent learners.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is clearly structured, with “the most important knowledge... broken down into smaller steps” to ensure logical progression.
• Teachers “know precisely what they need to teach” and intervene quickly when pupils have misconceptions.
• The school is “highly inclusive,” ensuring pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) “keep up with their peers.”
• Reading is a priority, with staff trained as “reading experts” who carefully match books to pupils’ phonics knowledge.
• Pupils develop strong personal qualities, including empathy and initiative, through “rich and varied experiences beyond the academic.”

Areas to improve

• The school must complete its review of curriculum plans to ensure adaptations enable “every pupil to do as well as they can.”
• Leaders need to continue monitoring how well these adaptations help all pupils “know and remember the intended curriculum.”

Safeguarding

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