Wath Church of England Primary School

Overview

Wath Church of England Primary School has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” The report describes a “warm and inclusive” environment where pupils are “happy,” “kind and polite,” and enjoy “strong relationships with adults.” Leaders have ensured that improvements since the last inspection have been “sustainable and well understood.”

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from an “ambitious curriculum” with “secure knowledge” in subjects such as mathematics and science.
• The school has “effective systems” to identify and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who “achieve well.”
• Attendance is a “high priority,” with staff using data to help pupils “attend and benefit from the work of the school.”
• The personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) programme is “well organised,” helping pupils understand their role as “positive citizen[s] in modern Britain.”
• Staff report high levels of support for their well-being, and governors share a “wholehearted focus on pupils’ academic and wider development.”

Areas to improve

• The recently revised approach to teaching writing is “not fully embedded,” meaning some older pupils do not “deepen and extend their writing as well as they could.” The school must ensure staff receive the necessary support to implement this approach effectively for all pupils.

Safeguarding

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