Windrush Church of England Primary School

Overview

Windrush Church of England Primary School is described as a ‘friendly and welcoming’ environment where pupils are ‘happy, settled and achieving well’. The report highlights a strong community ethos, with staff building ‘warm and respectful relationships’ that make children feel ‘valued and secure’. Overall, the school is judged to be ‘Good’ across all inspection categories, reflecting its successful development since opening in 2021.

Strengths

• The curriculum is ‘carefully designed’ to support learning, with reading, writing and mathematics ‘securely embedded and taught effectively’.
• An ‘inclusive atmosphere’ ensures pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are ‘respected members’ who learn alongside classmates.
• Staff ‘radiate enthusiasm for teaching’ and maintain ‘strong partnership work with parents’, contributing to significant improvements in attendance.
• Pupils behave well, with ‘quiet reminders’ usually sufficient to refocus attention, and they demonstrate ‘impressive balance and control’ during routines.
• The school plays an ‘increasingly active role in the local community’, fostering strong ties with families and local initiatives.

Areas to improve

• The curriculum is at an ‘earlier stage of development in a small number of subjects’, meaning pupils do not always learn as consistently well as they could in these areas.

Safeguarding

The report states that ‘the arrangements for safeguarding are effective’.