West Bridgford Junior School

Overview: West Bridgford Junior School is a high-performing school that consistently exceeds national averages in almost all areas. Pupils are very well-prepared for the next stage in their education, and the school provides well-considered support for disadvantaged pupils, narrowing the gap between outcomes for disadvantaged pupils and others.

Strengths:

• Pupils' achievement at the end of key stage 2 sits above national averages in almost all areas.

• The school provides well-considered support for disadvantaged pupils, narrowing the gap between outcomes for disadvantaged pupils and others.

• Staff ensure that pupils gain accuracy and fluency in key areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics.

• The school clearly communicates the importance of attending school and has high expectations that pupils will engage in their learning.

• The school is calm and purposeful at all points in the school day, with high expectations that pupils will engage in their learning.

• The curriculum has been planned with care to ensure that pupils gain new learning in a logical order.

• Staff are skilled practitioners who consistently model new learning clearly.

• The school is committed to the principles of inclusion, with all pupils welcome and staff accurately identifying the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

• Leaders provide wise and strategic direction for the school, keeping abreast of current educational research and using this information well to shape the next steps for continued school improvement.

• Parents and carers are encouraged to be active participants in the decisions that are made for their child.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfilling their specific responsibilities and having established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon, and managed.