Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy

Overview

Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” The report describes a “caring, inclusive, and welcoming school” where pupils are “proud to be part” of the community. Leaders have successfully steered the school through recent instability, resulting in rapidly improving work quality and a “rejuvenated” academic curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils build “strong positive relationships” with staff, fostering a sense of safety and regular attendance.
• The curriculum has been reordered to ensure new learning “builds sensibly on the things pupils have already been taught,” aiding strong progress in subject knowledge.
• A “culture of reading has been reignited,” with carefully curated texts exposing pupils to “ambitious vocabulary.”
• Staff support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well, ensuring they make “sound progress.”
• Pupils develop a strong sense of “advocacy for those less fortunate” through community support and extra-curricular activities.

Areas to improve

• Staff must better assess phonics understanding to “spot and resolve some misconceptions or gaps in pupils’ knowledge,” which currently limits reading progress.
• The school should ensure staff consistently promote high expectations for behaviour, as occasional lapses mean some pupils do not “pay enough attention to their learning or produce their best work.”

Safeguarding

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