Wallsend school which was previously rated inadequate gets new Ofsted rating
A Wallsend school which was previously rated as ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted has welcomed inspectors once again.
Carville Primary School was visited by inspectors in September, with the full inspection report released to the public this week.
It saw the school look to improve on its inadequate rating, which it received back in September 2023.
Overall ratings have now been removed by Ofsted, with inspections now split into five parts. These look at the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and early years provision.
While behaviour and attitudes across the site were rated as good, the remaining grades were listed as ‘requires improvement’ across the board.
This remains a better inspection report compared to the previous inspection grade.
The report reads: “The school is a welcoming, calm and positive environment. Pupils behave well. They have a secure understanding of what it means to be part of the school community. Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and strong relationships with adults.
“They feel safe. Pupils know that if they need help, staff are swift to offer support. Pupils enjoy their time together. They are respectful and are proud of their diverse school. Pupils are supported well to settle into the school.
“While pupils are beginning to learn more in areas such as mathematics and phonics, gaps in their knowledge remain. The school has high expectations of what pupils should learn, but these expectations are not fully realised.
“Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), do not achieve well across the range of subjects. This means that pupils do not develop their knowledge and skills as well as they could.”
Looking at imporvements made since 2023, the report continues: “Significant changes to the curriculum have been in place from the start of the last academic year. Children in the early years and younger pupils are benefitting most from these changes.
“Green shoots are evident in important areas, including mathematics and phonics. However, inconsistencies in the quality of education remain. Opportunities to consolidate learning are not fully established for some pupils who still have gaps in their knowledge.
“The systems to check pupils’ understanding and adapt the curriculum for pupils with SEND are not as effective as they could be.
“While the school identifies the needs of pupils with SEND accurately, teaching does not consistently support these pupils to achieve curricular aims successfully.”