Burton Church of England Primary School

Inspection of Burton Church of England Primary School Campbell Road, Burton, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 7JY

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years provision Good Previous inspection grade Good 11 and 12 May 2023

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy attending Burton Church of England Primary School. They are happy and feel safe. This is because leaders have created a school culture that is inclusive and caring. Pupils understand the school values of reverence, compassion and friendship.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Parents and carers are positive about the support pupils receive. Families of new pupils feel particularly welcome. Pupils trust staff and know that there is always an adult they can turn to if they need to talk.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Leaders have high expectations for all pupils. However, these expectations are not fully realised. This is because pupils do not benefit from an ambitious curriculum in some subjects.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils behave well. Staff use a consistent approach to help pupils understand and improve their behaviour. This starts as soon as children join the Reception classes.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils develop leadership responsibilities, such as being house captains and spirituality champions. Pupils also take part in community initiatives. For example, they recently planted seeds at the local recreation area as part of a village regeneration strategy.

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better?

Leaders have begun to develop the curriculum, but this work is in its infancy. Consequently, leaders’ vision for the school is not realised consistently. In subjects where leaders’ work is further along, the curriculum is carefully planned so that pupils learn well over time. However, not all leaders have the subject knowledge they need to plan the curriculum expertly. Leaders do not have sufficient oversight to determine whether the curriculum is well designed and put into place as intended.

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better?

Leaders help to develop a love of reading in all pupils. Children learn to read as soon as they start school in Reception Year. Their books match the sounds they know. This supports them to build fluency and accuracy. Staff use assessment well to identify those who fall behind in learning to read. This means that these children catch up and keep up.

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better?

As pupils move through school, the continued focus on reading for pleasure is evident. For example, they enjoy discussing their class text and getting to know new authors. However, leaders have not ensured that, as pupils get older, they develop the knowledge and skills they need.

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better?

Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff are well trained in providing targeted social and emotional support for pupils who need 11 and 12 May 2023

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it. For example, leaders have introduced the ‘Dolphin room’ as an area for reflection and focused work. It has proved a great success. Pupils talk enthusiastically about using it to help them ‘reset’ their feelings.

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Children get off to a flying start in Reception. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum, and children respond well. Adults regularly check children’s understanding and support them, when necessary, to catch up. Teaching skilfully links different parts of the curriculum. This helps to deepen children’s understanding. As a result, children quickly develop in what they know and can do.

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Leaders’ highly effective approach to promoting pupils’ personal development is a strength of the school. Pupils make visits to places of interest. For example, they talk with enthusiasm about trips to the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament. They link their knowledge of democracy to the ‘Burton code’ of behaviour. Pupils understand the importance of equality. They say that everyone should be treated fairly. They respect and embrace difference. Pupils know how to keep themselves safe, both online and more widely. For example, pupils understand the principles of water safety.

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Staff are supportive of school leadership and enjoy working at the school. Governors understand the context of the school. However, they have not identified precisely enough the most important aspects of the curriculum that require improvement.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding leaders and staff have had appropriate training. Leaders take all measures necessary to ensure that all employees are safe to work within school. Governors make appropriate checks to ensure safeguarding records are in order. They receive training appropriate to their roles.

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(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

 Not all leaders have the curricular knowledge they need to lead their subjects to a high standard. As a result, teachers do not have the information they need to build pupils’ understanding successfully. Leaders need to ensure that all subject leaders have the necessary expertise to build pupils’ knowledge towards clearly identified end points.  Leaders do not have sufficient oversight of the curriculum. As a result, the curriculum is not always well designed and implemented across the school. Leaders need to assure themselves that the curriculum is designed and implemented in a way that supports pupils to learn the important knowledge they need. 11 and 12 May 2023

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How can I feed back my views?

or to find out what other parents and carers think. We use information from Ofsted Parent View 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?

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Further information

You can search for published performance information about the school.

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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. 11 and 12 May 2023

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School details

Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

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School details

Inspection number 10268065 Type of school Primary

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School details

Appropriate authority The governing body

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School details

Date of previous inspection 26 and 27 April 2022, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005

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Information about this school

 Burton Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in the Diocese of Winchester.  The school does not run a breakfast club or after-school provision on site.  The school does not use any alternative providers.

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Information about this inspection

The inspectors carried out this graded inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.

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Information about this inspection

 This was the second inspection the school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with leaders and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the school.  Inspectors met with members of the governing body. They also held meetings with the headteacher, the deputy headteacher, the special educational needs and disabilities coordinator and a representative from the local authority. 11 and 12 May 2023

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 Inspectors carried out deep dives in the following subjects: reading, mathematics, science and history. For each deep dive, inspectors discussed the curriculum with subject leaders, visited a sample of lessons, spoke to teachers, spoke to some pupils about their learning and looked at samples of pupils’ work.  The lead inspector spoke with the designated safeguarding leader to discuss the school’s procedures for keeping pupils safe. She considered the school’s recruitment procedures, staff induction and training, records of concern and engagement with external agencies.  The inspectors spoke with staff and pupils throughout the inspection. The lead inspector considered responses to the online survey, Ofsted Parent View, including the free-text responses. They also considered responses to the staff and pupil surveys.

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Inspection team

Liz Geller, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection team

Steph Matthews Ofsted Inspector 11 and 12 May 2023

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