North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy

Inspection of North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy 80 Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield, Derbyshire S42 5LE

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years provision Good

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Overall effectiveness Good

Previous inspection grade Not previously inspected under section 5 of the Education Act 2005

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Overall effectiveness Good

The headteacher of this school is Rachael Peacock. This school is part of Redhill Academy Trust, which means other people in the trust also have responsibility for running the school. The trust is run by the chief executive officer, Andrew Burns, and overseen by a board of trustees, chaired by Simon Healy. 25 and 26 June 2024

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy attending this school. There is an inclusive ethos that celebrates diversity and promotes equality. Pupils and staff are especially proud of this. One parent aptly summed up that this school provides ‘a safe, welcoming, thriving environment for both children and parents to be part of’.

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What is it like to attend this school?

The school’s motto encourages pupils to take ‘PRIDE in learning together’. Pupils have good attitudes to learning in lessons. They talk about how they ‘persevere’ with their work and show ‘resilience’ when it is challenging. They try hard to be ‘independent’ and ignore ‘distractions’. They ‘explain’ their learning with great enthusiasm. Pupils are proud to complete pledges that demonstrate these values.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Clear and consistently high expectations support pupils to behave well. Staff know pupils well and are supportive role models. They help pupils who find managing their behaviour difficult to regulate their emotions. This creates a calm and orderly environment for pupils to learn in.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Over the last few years, the school’s curriculum has been reviewed. It is well designed and ambitious for pupils. It is taught effectively and pupils learn well. Everyone has high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils’ overall achievement is improving considerably as a result.

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better?

Children get off to a good start with their education in the Nursery and Reception- age classes. The engaging curriculum provides firm foundations for future learning. Children develop a real interest in learning through all the well-planned activities. Staff help children understand and use complex words, such as ‘digit’ or ‘position’. Staff encourage them to pursue their ideas in creative ways. Children soon learn all the school routines. They look after the toys and equipment. Children talk confidently about their learning. They explain how to play safely on the big equipment outside.

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Learning to read well is at the forefront of the curriculum. Phonics is well taught. Pupils quickly learn all the sounds. They get extra help from expertly trained staff if they fall behind. They develop fluency through regular practice of reading books at the right level of difficulty. Pupils love reading and listening to stories. Each class has enjoyed spending its allocated budget on developing attractive reading areas. The school has invested in many lovely books that help to broaden pupils’ knowledge of the world and of different cultures.

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The school has worked hard on developing an ambitious curriculum. It has clearly defined the important knowledge that pupils need to learn. The curriculum is carefully planned in all subjects. The school recognised that a few subjects were less well designed than others. It has recently introduced new plans for these subjects, and how they are taught. The changes are already beginning to make a positive 25 and 26 June 2024

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impact and pupils are remembering the new content well. However, the subject plans are still in the early stages of implementation. There are still some gaps in pupils’ knowledge from previous learning.

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Teachers deliver the curriculum through engaging lessons. They explain new content clearly, while building on what pupils learned before. In science, for example, lessons start with an exploratory question to check what pupils already know about the focus of the lesson. Teachers question well and sensitively address any misconceptions. They provide interesting activities, along with helpful resources. Pupils’ increasing knowledge is evident in their well-presented work. They can explain what they have learned in some depth in most subjects.

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The school identifies special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) early. Appropriate support plans are in place. Staff adapt the curriculum well for pupils with SEND. Parents of these pupils are incredibly appreciative of this support. Many talked of their child thriving and progressing beyond their expectations. One pupil said, ‘We feel that we are achieving as well as everyone else in our classes.’

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The school continually emphasises the importance of attending school regularly. The attendance leaderboard and class certificates show that this is widely understood. However, there are still too many pupils who are persistently absent. The school works hard to help families and pupils, but this has not led to steady improvement.

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Becoming valued members of society is the school’s main ambition for pupils. Staff make sure that pupils gain a firm understanding of fundamental British values. These underpin everything. Pupils explain how being tolerant and respectful, for example, makes their world a better place.

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Determined school leaders continually drive improvements. Since joining the trust, they have the right challenge and support. Staff speak highly of the focus on their professional development. The trust has empowered the school to make North Wingfield a great place to work and to learn in.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

 The curriculum has been recently reviewed for a small number of foundation subjects. The new plans and sequences are at an early stage of implementation. While pupils can recall what they learned recently in these subjects, they struggle to remember what was taught before, and gaps remain in their knowledge. The school should ensure that the new subject curriculums are embedded effectively and the gaps in pupils’ knowledge are addressed. 25 and 26 June 2024

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 The school does not use information available to monitor the attendance of pupils well enough. This means the school does not accurately identify where the issues lie, and its work to improve attendance has had little impact overall. The school should ensure that it monitors and analyses attendance information more effectively to bring about sustained improvements.

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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). 25 and 26 June 2024

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School details

Website www.northwingfield.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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School details

Date of previous inspection Not previously inspected

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Information about this school

 The school is a member of the Redhill Academy Trust. It joined the trust on 1 March 2020. When its predecessor school, North Wingfield Primary and Nursery School, was last inspected by Ofsted, it was judged to require improvement overall.  The school does not make use of 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

 Inspections are a point-in-time judgement about the quality of a school’s education provision.  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. 25 and 26 June 2024

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 The lead inspector met with governors, the CEO and other trust leaders and spoke with the chair of the trust. Inspectors met with senior leaders of the school and considered a range of documentation provided.  Inspectors conducted deep dives into the following subjects: early reading, design and technology, geography, mathematics and science. For each deep dive, inspectors held discussions about the curriculum, 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 listened as pupils read to a familiar adult. Inspectors also considered a range of evidence about other curriculum subjects, such as art and design and modern foreign languages.  The inspectors observed pupils’ behaviour in lessons and around the school site during playtime.  The inspectors spoke with groups of pupils and staff. Inspectors spoke to parents

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and considered the responses to Ofsted Parent View, Ofsted’s online survey for parents, as well as to the staff survey.  To evaluate the effectiveness of safeguarding, the inspectors: reviewed the single central record; took account of the views of leaders, staff and pupils; and considered the extent to which the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils’ interests first.

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Inspection team

Claire Stylianides, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection team

Sylvie Newman Ofsted Inspector 25 and 26 June 2024

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