Benjamin Adlard Primary School

Inspection of a good school: Benjamin Adlard Primary School Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 1DB

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Outcome

Benjamin Adlard Primary School continues to be a good school.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Everyone at the school shares the same ambition for pupils to be aspirational, independent and resilient. Pupils understand this ambition and do their best to make it a reality. They work hard, get along with each other and aim to do their best each day.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. Pupils are very well-mannered and courteous. They hold doors open for one another and greet others they pass in the corridors. They listen to the views of others in a polite and considered way. They are proud of their school. Staff are proud of the pupils. Bullying is extremely rare.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Outdoor learning is an important part of the curriculum. Pupils enjoy visiting the outdoor learning area in order to build and grow things. They carry out maintenance work and help look after the chickens. Pupils understand how this helps them to work well with others. One pupil told the inspector, ‘It helps us to improve our independence and resilience.’

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What is it like to attend this school?

When asked if there was anything in the school that needed improving, pupils told the inspector, ‘Nothing. Everything about the school is good.’

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

Reading is taught well. In phonics, leaders have carefully planned which sounds pupils should learn and when. Teachers check regularly to make sure that pupils are keeping up. Pupils who struggle in lessons get extra help the same day. Those who fall behind receive extra teaching every day until they catch up. Phonics is taught consistently well.

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

Pupils read regularly in lessons and in their own time. Leaders make sure that pupils experience a wide range of authors and genres. Teachers read daily to pupils. Teachers model a passion for reading. Pupils love reading and have an impressive knowledge of books and authors. 6 and 7 July 2021 Some subjects are well planned. For example, the mathematics curriculum identifies the most important things that pupils should remember. Content is taught in a logical order. Teachers explain things clearly. Pupils learn new things quickly. Lessons begin with a recap of things that pupils have learned before. Pupils remember what they have learned over time. The curriculums for computing, science and music are also well planned and sequenced. Plans set out the most important things that pupils should know and remember.

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

Some subjects, including art and modern foreign languages, are less well planned. Plans are not sequenced well enough. They do not make clear what pupils should know and remember. Leaders are in the process of improving plans for these subjects.

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

Pupils get off to a good start in the early years. Teachers help children to quickly improve their communication skills. Staff help pupils to try new things and to talk about what they are learning. Children work well together.

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

Personal, social and health education (PSHE) is a strength of the school. The PSHE curriculum is well planned. It makes good and regular use of the outdoor learning area. Pupils understand how this helps them to improve their social skills, to keep healthy and to look after themselves. This is reflected in the highly positive relationships that pupils have with each other, and the adults, in school.

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

Staff model positive conduct consistently. Pupils follow this example. They behave very well in lessons and around school. Pupils who are new to the school quickly follow the example that they see. The school is successful at helping pupils who have previously found following rules difficult.

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

Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities get the help that they need. Leaders are ambitious for these pupils. The special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator regularly checks that help is working as it should. Leaders make good use of specialist services.

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

The school provides lots of help for the local community. Parents can get help with behaviour at home, mental health and well-being. The school hosts classes and training for the community. Leaders provided lots of support to families during COVID-19 (coronavirus) periods of lockdown. This included delivering food parcels and providing clothes and computers for families. Parents regard the school highly.

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

The trust provides leaders with challenge and support. This has helped to improve the curriculum and to train teachers. The trust is rightly proud of the school and remains ambitious for its future.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding is given the highest priority. Safeguarding leaders make sure that staff are well trained. Adults in school flag up any concerns quickly. Leaders follow these up and work well 6 and 7 July 2021 with other agencies. Leaders make sure that everyone involved is doing their best to help. They challenge when this is not the case.

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(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

 The school’s curriculum is not yet sufficiently coherently planned and sequenced in some subjects. However, it is clear from the actions that leaders have already taken to plan next year’s curriculum and train staff in how to deliver it that they are in the process of bringing this about. Leaders should ensure that the school’s curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced in all subjects.

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Background

When we have judged a school to be good, we will then normally go into the school about once every four years to confirm that the school remains good. This is called a section 8 inspection of a good or outstanding school. We do not give graded judgements on a section 8 inspection. However, if we find some evidence that a good school could now be better than good, or that standards may be declining, then the next inspection will be a section 5 inspection. Usually this is within one to two years of the date of the section 8 inspection. If we have serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the quality of education, we will convert the section 8 inspection to a section 5 inspection immediately.

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Background

This is the first section 8 inspection since we judged the school to be good on 7 and 8 June 2016.

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How can I feed back my views?

find out what other parents and carers think. We use Ofsted Parent View information when deciding which schools to inspect, when to inspect them and as part of their inspection.

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How can I feed back my views?

The Department for Education has further guidance on how to complain about a school.

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How can I feed back my views?

If you are the school and you are not happy with the inspection or the report, you can complain to Ofsted . 6 and 7 July 2021

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Further information

You can search for published performance information about the school here .

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Further information

In the report, ‘disadvantaged pupils’ refers to those pupils who attract government pupil premium funding: pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last six years and pupils in care or who left care through adoption or another formal route. 6 and 7 July 2021

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School details

Inspection number 10199070 Type of school Primary

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Appropriate authority The board of trustees

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Chair of the board of trustees Rebecca Clarke

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Head of school

Luke Lovelidge Website www.benjaminadlard.lincs.sch.uk

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Head of school

Dates of previous inspection 7 and 8 June 2016, under section 5 of the Education Act 2005

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Information about this school

 The school does not use any alternative providers.

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Information about this inspection

 This was the first routine inspection the school received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with school leaders and has taken that into account in his evaluation of the school.  The inspector met with the headteacher, other senior leaders, subject leaders and groups of staff and pupils. He spoke with a representative of the governing body and representatives of the Anthem Schools Trust. He visited the outdoor learning area.  The inspector carried out deep dives in these subjects: reading, mathematics and art. To aid this, he spoke with leaders, pupils and staff, visited lessons, listened to pupils read to adults in school, and looked at samples of work.  The inspector looked at the school’s record of employment checks and at a sample of the school’s safeguarding records, and spoke with safeguarding leaders. 6 and 7 July 2021

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Inspection team

Vic Wilkinson, lead inspector Her Majesty’s Inspector 6 and 7 July 2021 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspection team

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