Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School

Inspection of Charles Kingsley’s Church of England Primary School Glaston Hill Road, Eversley, Hook, Hampshire RG27 0LX

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years provision Outstanding Previous inspection grade Outstanding

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Overall effectiveness Good

This school was last inspected under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 12 years ago and judged ‘Outstanding’ under a previous inspection framework. This reflected the school’s overall effectiveness under the inspection framework in use at the time.

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Overall effectiveness Good

From then until November 2022, the school was exempted by law from routine inspection, so there has been a longer gap than usual between graded inspections under section 5 of the Act. Judgements in this report are based on the current inspection framework and also reflect changes that may have happened at any point since the last graded inspection. 1 and 2 November 2023

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What is it like to attend this school?

This is a thriving school, permeated by warm and happy relationships. Leaders have created an inclusive culture where all pupils feel valued. High expectations are evident in all areas of school life. As a result, pupils develop a deep love of learning and achieve highly in most areas of the curriculum.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils know and live the school’s ‘RESPECT’ values. As a result, there are high levels of regard shown by all. Pupils are polite and considerate of each other. Many have been awarded ‘STEP’ badges for demonstrating good manners. Throughout the school, incidents of unkindness are rare and pupils feel safe and well cared for.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils relish the range of clubs provided by leaders such as ‘bustagroove’, drama and magic. They enjoy the breadth of opportunities they have to be responsible, such as the highly coveted house captain roles. Year 6 pupils are proud to act as ‘buddies’ to children in the early years, helping with their transition into school.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Parents are enthusiastic about the school’s work. They value the school’s high- quality provision and focus on pupil’s personal development. One parent, summing up the views of many, stated ‘they know the children really well and genuinely care’.

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better?

The school is relentless in its work to develop pupils’ character. Personal development is at the heart of the curriculum. Pastoral support, including via the forest school provision, is impressive and ensures that pupils get the guidance and help they need. Leaders are determined that no child feels unseen and unheard. Pupils’ voices are significant in their school. Pupils learn to debate big questions and love participating in discussions. These allow pupils to develop their own perspective and learn about the views of others. Pupils are well informed and active citizens. Concepts such as ‘courageous advocacy’ are highly effective. Pupils learn to be at the heart of the community, taking an active role in improving their local area by cleaning road signs or baking for the local care home.

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better?

Leaders at all levels understand the school’s strengths and current priorities for development. The newly appointed headteacher has put a highly appropriate plan in place to support the school’s ongoing development. Governors offer strong support and challenge for all leaders. Staff are proud to work at the school and are highly motivated. They welcome leaders’ consideration of their workload and the range of training opportunities they receive.

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better?

Teachers successfully enable children in the early years to get a great start to their education. The provision is exceptional. Children are already clear on the routines and habits that make for successful school life. Children’s interests are very much central to the curriculum. For example, during the inspection, activities were adapted when children discovered some mushrooms growing in the outdoor area. 1 and 2 November 2023

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This led to a range of learning opportunities including drawing and labelling the features of the fungi. High-quality interactions develop children’s curiosity across the curriculum. The provision for communication and language is a strength. Children in the early years are well prepared for Year 1.

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The school’s curriculum is highly ambitious. The core curriculum of English and mathematics is precisely planned. In these subjects, leaders have identified and ordered the knowledge pupils are to learn. Assessment is used well in these subjects. This ensures that pupils with additional needs are correctly identified and given the support they need to be successful. However, in a small number of other subjects, leaders are refining aspects of the curriculum and how assessment is used. In these subjects, the school has identified what pupils are to learn. Work to connect learning across the curriculum and assess the impact on pupils’ understanding over time is underway.

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Pupils develop a deep love of reading. They relish the range of diverse literature adults introduce them to across the curriculum. The phonics provision is highly effective and unlocks access to new and exciting stories and information books. Pupils enjoy regular author visits and access to a varied range of books in the library. Consequently, pupils across the school read widely and often.

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Pupils’ behaviour is good. Staff teach them how to behave from the early years. Routines are well established throughout the school. As a result, pupils enthusiastically follow the school’s rules and have a clear understanding of right and wrong. Pupils are eager to learn, work hard in lessons and keenly participate in the wealth of opportunities the school has on offer.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

 In a small number of subjects, the essential learning has not been sequenced clearly. Consequently, in these subjects, pupils’ ability to recall and apply learning over the long term is hampered. The school should ensure that curriculum content is appropriately sequenced in all subjects, so that pupils know and remember more over time.  Assessment in the foundation subjects is not used consistently well. As a result, future learning does not address gaps in understanding precisely enough. The school should ensure that assessment enables teachers to quickly identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge, so that pupils learn consistently well across the curriculum. 1 and 2 November 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?

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

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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 ’ is used to mean pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND); pupils who meet the definition of children in need of help and protection ; pupils receiving statutory local authority support from a social worker; and pupils who otherwise meet the criteria used for deciding the school’s pupil premium funding (this includes pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last six years, looked after children (children in local authority care) and/or children who left care through adoption or another formal route). 1 and 2 November 2023

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School details

Appropriate authority The governing body

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School details

Website www.charleskingsleys.hants.sch.uk

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School details

Date of previous inspection 3 March 2011, under section 5 of the Education Act 2005

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Information about this school

 The headteacher joined the school in September 2023.  The school’s before- and after-school childcare provision is run by an external provider.  Charles Kingsley’s Church of England School is a voluntary controlled Church of England school. The most recent section 48 inspection under the Education Act for schools of a religious character took place in July 2016.  The school does not currently use any alternative provision.

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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

 Inspections are a point-in-time judgement about the quality of a school’s education provision. 1 and 2 November 2023

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 This was the first routine inspection the school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the school and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the school.  Inspectors met with the headteacher and other senior leaders. They also met with members of the governing body and representatives from the local authority and the diocese.  Inspectors carried out deep dives in these subjects: early reading, mathematics, computing and science. 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.  During the inspection, inspectors met with a range of pupils to discuss their views about the school and talked to them informally during social times.  To inspect safeguarding, inspectors spoke to the safeguarding lead and

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scrutinised a wide range of information, including a selection of the school’s records. They also spoke to staff and pupils about safeguarding and looked at how pupils learn to keep safe.  Inspectors met some parents to gain their views of the school. They reviewed the responses to Ofsted’s online survey, Parent View. They also took account of staff responses to Ofsted’s online questionnaire.

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Inspection team

Laura James, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection team

Neil Pilsworth His Majesty’s Inspector 1 and 2 November 2023

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