By John Baron
A ‘nurturing’ primary school in West Leeds has received praise from Ofsted inspectors.
Hawksworth Wood Primary School has been rated ‘good’ for its quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and early years provision.
Inspectors visiting the school in June said:Â “A culture of high expectations permeates through Hawksworth Wood Primary School. Pupils feel happy and are safe. Staff know pupils and their families extremely well. High-quality pastoral support helps pupils to have a positive experience in school.”
The report says the school is ‘tenacious’ in its efforts to ensure that all pupils are given every opportunity to learn to read. “Pupils read fluently and with confidence,” the report adds.
Support for pupils with special educational needs is praised. And the report adds that the curriculum is “well designed and ensures that the most important knowledge has been identified”.
The early years provision ensures that children are well prepared for Year 1 and there is praise for pupils’ ‘well structured’ personal development plans throughout the school.
The report adds:Â “The school recognises that the absence rates of some pupils are too high. Systems in the school are responding to this. Some pupils are now attending more regularly. However, too many pupils are absent from school persistently. They miss out on important learning as well as developing relationships with their peers.”
The report recommended that the school should ensure that learning opportunities clearly deliver the intended curriculum in all subject so pupils learn as well as they could.
The full Ofsted report can be read here.
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