Ofsted visited the school 2/3 July 2024.  They summarised the school by saying:

"This school is full of happy pupils who are polite and respectful to each other and the staff. Families feel part of the school community through the regular and useful information they receive. They enjoy attending school events, such as the recent summer fair and workshops which help them to understand what their children learn at school. 

Pupils have embraced the recent changes to the school’s behaviour system and rise to the high expectations of the ‘beehaviour code’. They enjoy receiving their bee stickers and earning reward points. In lessons, pupils work hard and are enthusiastic about their learning. At break and lunchtimes, pupils sensibly select equipment to create games with their friends. The school’s ‘trim trail’ is extremely popular, where pupils of all ages enjoy playing together. 

There have been significant changes to the school’s leadership team this year. Leaders have been supported well by the local authority and diocese in bringing about rapid improvement to strengthen the curriculum and pupils’ learning. This has been managed in a skilful away, with a shared passion and determination across the whole staff team, to improve pupils’ educational outcomes."

Things that the school does well include: Leaders are focusing on the right things and are committed to drive further improvement to ensure pupils receive the education they need. There has been extensive review and revision of the whole school curriculum. This means that, in all subjects, it is now absolutely clear what pupils need to learn and when. Work to improve pupils’ outcomes in reading and mathematics has been rightly prioritised. The revised curriculum and higher expectations are having a positive impact on pupils’ learning in reading and mathematics. However, in many subjects, this improvement work has only been recently completed and therefore it has not yet been fully implemented. This means that pupils currently have gaps in their learning across many subjects. Children in the early years benefit from a strong start to their education. They are happy and settled in their well-thought-through environment and supported by their caring and skilled adults. Staff actively promote and encourage children’s conversation. They model appropriate grammar in sentences and use ambitious vocabulary. Children show sustained levels of concentration and persevere with their learning. They are resilient to minor setbacks or when they find things tricky. They absolutely enact the adults’ mantra of ‘have a go’ 

Things the school is working to improve: ensure all staff have high expectations for the children's writing, through a tailored curriculum that supports all children.