Skirlaugh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Inspection of Skirlaugh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Dorset Avenue, Skirlaugh, Hull HU11 5EB

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The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years provision Good Previous inspection grade Good 20 and 21 May 2025

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils achieve well at this caring, inclusive and community-focused school. The school instils a sense of ambition in the pupils through high expectations. This is reflected in their achievement in national assessments at the end of key stage 2. Pupils are enthusiastic about learning, and they have a sharp sense of enquiry. The broad and interesting curriculum, alongside a range of enrichment activities, promotes this interest in learning.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils understand the importance of the school values, such as ‘friendship’ and ‘respect’. This understanding is demonstrated in pupils’ very high standards of behaviour and conduct. Pupils are kind to each other, and they spend worthwhile time helping others in school and in the community. For example, their organisation of the senior citizens party is a much-anticipated annual event.

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What is it like to attend this school?

There are many opportunities for pupils to develop their interests outside lessons. Pupils take advantage of these opportunities and everyone is included. Popular activities include the sewing club, the choir, football and cricket. At a local heritage event, pupils take part in morris dancing and stonemasonry. Year 6 pupils eagerly anticipate their residential trip to London, where they enjoy a West End show and meet Members of Parliament at Westminster.

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

Pupils of all ages enjoy reading. They speak confidently about the books and authors that they enjoy. Teachers read to pupils regularly and this helps to foster a love of books. The school is highly effective in teaching pupils to read. If pupils struggle with their reading, there is a programme of well-planned support to help them become confident readers. The strong start to reading begins in the early years. Adults skilfully help children to develop their communication and language skills. Staff listen carefully to children and help them to build their knowledge and vocabulary.

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

Mathematics is taught well. Children in Reception Year learn methods of counting and calculating that prepare them effectively for mathematics in Year 1. Older pupils increasingly learn to recognise and solve different types of mathematical problems. The ambitious curriculum applies equally to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff know these pupils well. Pupils with SEND achieve well because their needs are identified accurately, and they are supported to learn the curriculum effectively.

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

Pupils learn most of the wider curriculum well. For example, in geography, pupils develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of what maps can tell them. They present geographical information in a variety of charts and diagrams. This is supported by plenty of opportunities for fieldwork. In physical education (PE), pupils can apply the racquet skills they have learned to sustain a rally in tennis. However, in a minority of subjects there is more to do to ensure that teachers know the main ideas and concepts that pupils can remember, long term. 20 and 21 May 2025

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Pupils are resilient and hardworking in class. They behave and cooperate extremely well, and they are mutually supportive. Throughout the school day, pupils of all ages are busy helping others. They make an incredibly positive contribution to the life of the school. The school is a happy place. The school is often filled with enthusiastic and joyful singing.

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The excellent behaviour and conduct shown by pupils is supported by a strong programme of personal development. Community activities are an important feature of the life of the school. These activities have a positive impact on pupils’ social and moral outlook. For example, they show kindness in making Easter cards to post to local residents. Pupils learn to understand and value differences.

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The school provides an effective programme of wider enrichment. This includes careers weeks for different year groups. These are carefully planned to inspire pupils, while linking to their work in the curriculum. For example, pupils have met with a bridge engineer, a football team doctor and air ambulance crew. This is carefully linked to their work in science. Pupils of all ages are confident in their knowledge of other important topics, such as healthy eating, online safety and the difference between harmful drugs and helpful medicines.

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The members of the governing body carry out their roles and fulfil their responsibilities effectively. They know the community well. They have an accurate understanding of the strengths and areas for development at the school. Governors work closely with leaders to ensure that staff well-being is a priority and workload is well managed. Staff appreciate this support, and they say that this makes the school a very positive place to work.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

 In a minority of subjects, checks on the ideas and concepts that pupils know and remember over time are not effective enough. As a result, the school is less able to gauge pupils’ understanding so that pupils’ knowledge builds over time. The school should work with staff to better check pupils’ understanding so that pupils deepen their learning consistently well across all subjects.

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How can I feed back my views?

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. 20 and 21 May 2025

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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). 20 and 21 May 2025

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School details

Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire

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School details

Appropriate authority The governing body

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School details

Date of previous inspection 3 March 2020, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005

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Information about this school

 The school is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school. The last Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) took place in March 2023.  The school offers a breakfast club and after-school club.  The school does not 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. During a graded inspection, we grade the school for each of our key judgements (quality of education; behaviour and attitudes; personal development; and leadership and management) and for any relevant provision judgement (early years and/or sixth form provision). Schools receiving a graded inspection from September 2024 will not be given an overall effectiveness grade.

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Information about this inspection

 Inspections are a point-in-time evaluation about the quality of a school’s education provision. 20 and 21 May 2025

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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, the deputy headteacher and governors. Inspectors also met with a range of other staff. The lead inspector met with representatives of the local authority and the diocese.  Inspectors studied a variety of documents. These included safeguarding records, minutes of the governing body and documents relating to pupils with SEND.  The views of parents and carers, staff and pupils were gathered through Ofsted’s surveys and face-to-face conversations.  The views of pupils were considered by meeting with them to talk about their learning and by speaking to them during lessons and at social times.  Inspectors carried out deep dives in these subjects: early reading, mathematics,

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geography and PE. 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.  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

Carl Sugden, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector

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Inspection team

James Leech Ofsted Inspector 20 and 21 May 2025

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