The OFSTED team were in the area recently inspecting Earby Springfield Primary School, and unfortunately found the school Requires Improvement.
The April 16, 2024 visit to the school found it was welcoming with many good systems in place for good learning, however staff training and knowledge was found to be wanting in some areas that prevented pupils understanding the subjects.
OFSTED said:
"This is a welcoming school that provides a caring and inclusive place for pupils to learn. The school instils in pupils the importance of respect. It places high importance on building pupils’ self-esteem. Pupils value the positive relationships that they have with staff. They trust that staff will help them if they have any worries or concerns. This helps pupils to feel happy at school.
The school has developed a broad and balanced curriculum. The important knowledge that pupils should learn and by when has been carefully considered. Teachers deliver the curriculums in English and mathematics well.
In some subjects, teachers do not teach parts of the essential knowledge set out in the curriculum in sufficient detail. This includes vocabulary. As a result, pupils have gaps in their knowledge. The school should ensure that teachers have the training that they need to deliver the curriculum as intended, so that pupils are well prepared for the next stage of education.In phonics, the school does not ensure that the gaps in knowledge that some pupils have are identified accurately. This means that some learning activities do not help these pupils build up a secure body of phonics knowledge. The school should ensure that assessment systems are used effectively and inform appropriate learning activities that help these pupils catch up with their peers.
A few staff do not deliver the school’s phonics and early reading programme as intended. This hinders how well some pupils learn to read. The school should ensure that staff have the training that they need to deliver the programme effectively, so that pupils learn to read fluently and confidently.
In some areas of learning within the early years curriculum, staff are not clear on what children need to learn. This means that some activities do not support children to learn well or to develop their spoken language. The school should ensure that staff use assessment information to devise learning activities that help children build up a deep body of knowledge. "
Pendle Insider contacted the school for comment, but they did not respond.
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School website:
www.earby.lancs.sch.uk