Westwood Park Community Primary School

Overview

Westwood Park Community Primary School is described as a “highly inclusive” institution where leaders have created a “caring” culture. While the school meets the “expected standard” in most areas, including safeguarding and early years provision, it requires attention regarding the academic achievement of older pupils and persistent absence among disadvantaged students.

Strengths

• Leaders have established an “open culture” of safeguarding where concerns are “actively identified, acted upon and managed,” ensuring pupils “feel safe.”
• The curriculum is “ambitious and well-ordered,” with teachers providing “thoughtful adjustments” so that pupils with special educational needs and disabilities learn the same content as their peers.
• Early years provision is “warm, purposeful and nurturing,” helping children settle with confidence and develop essential communication skills through “high-quality interactions.”
• Pupils are “energetic and well mannered,” treating others with respect, while bullying is reported as “rare.”
• Staff benefit from a “culture of trust, open communication and teamwork,” with leaders providing a “positive and supportive programme of professional learning.”

Areas to improve

• Leaders must address “gaps in knowledge and skills” for pupils in upper key stage 2 to improve their performance in national curriculum tests.
• Leaders should ensure that “as many disadvantaged pupils as possible attend school regularly” to reduce persistent absence.
• Leaders need to “analyse their improvement actions more closely” to clearly understand the impact of their strategies on vulnerable groups.

Safeguarding

The report states that “safeguarding standards are met,” noting that leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is “everyone's responsibility” and pupils are “made safer and feel safe.”