Moorside Primary School & Nursery

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About Moorside Primary School & Nursery


Name Moorside Primary School & Nursery
Website http://www.moorsideschools.org.uk
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Headteacher Mrs Claire Rowett
Address Harrogate Road, Ripon, HG4 1SU
Phone Number 01765604208
Phase Primary
Type Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 168
Local Authority North Yorkshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this school?

Moorside Primary School and Nursery lies at the very heart of its community. Pupils enjoy attending school. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), establish positive relationships with staff.

They describe their teachers as 'caring' and 'kind'. Parents are effusively positive about the school. One parent captured the views of many in saying: 'Our children are so lucky to start their education at Moorside.

The school is a credit to itself and the community.'

Pupils benefit from wider opportunities, including Lego and craft clubs. Pupils enjoy educational visits in the local area, including a recent visit to Fountain...s Abbey as part of a history topic.

Each class enjoys, and benefits from, the on-site forest school provision.

The school has high expectations of pupils' behaviour and for what pupils can learn. Pupils enjoy the praise they receive for their good behaviour.

They treat their teachers and each other with respect. They talk politely and confidently to visitors, enjoying opportunities to talk about their school. Pupils say that they feel safe and they know they can share any concerns with staff.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school prioritises reading. Pupils enjoy reading and talk enthusiastically about the books they read and their favourite authors. Pupils enjoy visits to the school library.

Phonics sessions support pupils to gain the knowledge and skills they need to read new words. In key stage 2, pupils' reading books are well suited to pupils' reading needs and interests. However, in key stage 1, some pupils have books that are too difficult and not well matched to their phonic ability.

This means that they struggle to practise and reinforce what they have learned.

The school has ensured that staff are well trained. Staff have a good understanding of the subjects they teach.

Teachers assess pupils' knowledge regularly to check for understanding. They use this information to make sure that lessons are matched to pupils' ability. The needs of pupils with SEND are carefully considered and adjustments are made to enable these pupils to successfully access the same curriculum as their peers.

The school has created an ambitious curriculum that fully meets the expectations of the national curriculum. In core subjects, these ambitions are realised and pupils achieve well. In foundation subjects, curriculum plans set out what pupils should learn and when, identifying some key facts that pupils should learn and remember.

In some subjects, these facts, while interesting, are not the most useful in helping pupils to remember the important aspects of what they have been taught. This means that some pupils are not consistently well prepared for the next phase of their learning in all subjects. For example, some pupils spoken to about their learning in history could remember that Henry VIII had six wives, but not recall that he was the king.

Pupils who need extra help with reading and mathematics, including those with SEND, benefit from support in intervention sessions. These sessions are carefully organised so that pupils keep up with their peers and do not miss out on other learning. The school works effectively with external agencies, either to enhance the support given to individual pupils, to enrich the curriculum, or to help pupils understand how to keep themselves safe outside of the school environment.

Pupils study a well-sequenced curriculum for personal, social, health and economic education. They learn about positive relationships, mental health and the benefits of diversity. Pupils learn about British values.

They respect difference and say that it is important to show respect: being kind is always the priority. In the early years, children learn about personal space and keeping healthy.

The early years is warm and welcoming.

Children are settled quickly into school and no time is wasted in introducing the children to phonics and early mathematics. Early years staff are calm and gentle as they introduce the youngest children to new rules and routines. The environment is bright and inviting.

Resources are carefully positioned so that children have access to the equipment they need.

Leaders, including governors, have a shared ambition for the school and its pupils. They fulfil their roles effectively.

Leaders work with external experts to consider different ways to improve all aspects of the school's work. They ensure that staff complete training. Subject leaders visit lessons, check pupils' work and consult with pupils and staff so they can check the subjects they lead.

Staff say that there is a focus on working together. Staff feel that leaders are supportive of their well-being and appreciate the efforts made to reduce workload.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

What does the school need to do to improve?

(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

• In some subjects, the school has not defined precisely the important knowledge that they want pupils to learn. Consequently, some pupils struggle to retain their learning and, therefore, cannot build on this over time. The school should review some aspects of the curriculum to ensure that there is greater clarity for teachers about what pupils should know and remember at each stage of their learning, across all subjects.

• In key stage 1, some pupils are given books to read that are not closely matched to the phonic sounds that pupils already know. This means that pupils sometimes struggle to practise what they have learned. The school should make sure pupils' reading books are well matched to the phonics pupils know.


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