Wootton Community Primary School

Overview

Wootton Community Primary School has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” The report describes a “happy and welcoming school” where pupils are “enthusiastic about their learning” and achieve well. Leaders and governors work effectively to ensure equal access to an ambitious curriculum, with particular success in raising reading standards and supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• Staff build “warm and trusting relationships” with pupils, ensuring children settle quickly and develop “positive habits for learning.”
• Teachers are “expert at teaching reading,” leading to a “sharp rise” in pupils passing the phonics screening check.
• The school is “highly ambitious” for all pupils, including those with SEND, with staff understanding individual needs to ensure success.
• Behaviour is “settled and harmonious,” with adults acting as strong role models for teamwork and mutual support.
• Leaders provide effective training and support, ensuring teachers understand precisely what must be taught and can explain new ideas clearly.

Areas to improve

• The school should continue its work in English so that pupils “spell accurately and write fluently,” as some currently struggle with vocabulary recognition and letter joining.
• The school should strengthen assessment in the wider curriculum to ensure gaps in knowledge are identified and pupils “connect new learning with what they already know.”

Safeguarding

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