Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Overview

The inspection confirms that Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School “continues to be a good school.” It is described as a “happy school where everyone is treated with care and respect,” where pupils “flourish in the support and guidance that staff provide.” Leaders maintain high expectations, ensuring pupils achieve well within an “ambitious curriculum” while fostering a positive climate for learning.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and are “kind and considerate,” with leaders dealing “quickly and effectively” with bullying to ensure safety.
• Staff teach with confidence, using effective assessment to ensure pupils, including those with SEND, “remember key learning.”
• Reading is a strength, with a “well-sequenced reading approach” and a “real buzz about reading around school.”
• Parents are “overwhelmingly positive,” appreciating the wide range of opportunities and how adults help their children.
• Pupils with SEND access the “same high-quality curriculum as their peers” and achieve well through effective adaptations.

Areas to improve

• In a small number of subjects, leaders have not clearly defined the key knowledge and order of learning for early years, which “hampers teachers’ ability to provide learning for pupils that builds up their knowledge securely.”
• Some pupils struggle to connect new learning with earlier concepts in certain subjects; leaders must ensure curriculum delivery enables pupils to “develop detailed knowledge.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” noting a culture where everyone is vigilant and staff work with agencies to support families.