Ofsted praise for school where the pupils are polite and friendly
A Halifax school with a wellplanned curriculum and polite and friendly pupils has been commended by Ofsted.
Salterlee Primary School, in Shibden, continues to be a ‘Good’ school, say inspectors from the education watchdog.
"Teachers plan lessons that encouragepupilstocontribute well,” said their report. “Pupils say that teachers make learning fun.
"Pupils enjoy coming to school and learning with their friends. They are polite, respectful and friendly to each other and to adults. Pupils always have someone who will play with them at lunch or breaktimes.
"Pupils behave well. The school is a calm and orderly environment,anditiswelllooked after.
"Bullying is very rare. The school does not tolerate it.
"Pupils know that, if they areworried,therearestaffwho will help them. They have great trust in staff.
"The headteacher and staff are highly respected by parents, carers and pupils. Most parents appreciate the work thattheschoolisdoingfortheir children.
"Parents know that their children are safe in school and well cared for.”
The inspectors said the school has a well-organised curriculum which develops pupils’ knowledge and expertise across a broad range of subjects.
And they said disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND benefit from following the same curriculum as their peers.
They only identified one area where the school could improve, encouraging work to better meet the needs of pupils in a small number of foundation subjects in mixed-age classes.
Lucy Harper, head of school, said: “This is testament tothehardworkandteamwork of our staff, pupils, governors, and school community.
"I am immensely proud of our children, who demonstrated to the inspectors that theyareflourishing.Ourpupils wowed them!”
Polaris Multi-Academy Trust,whichSalterleePrimary Schoolisamemberof,wasalso commended for easing staff ’s workload.
CEOofthetrustSteveEvans said:“ThewholeteamatSalterlee should be extremely proud of the praise received in this report and the work they have done to create such a positive and welcoming learning environment for the pupils and the community it serves.”