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Park Walk Primary School

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · URN 100486

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Summary

No overall grade in this frameworkSafeguarding met

Susan Maguire (lead), Daniel Terry, Lascelles Haughton

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Achievement verified
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour verified
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching verified
Expected standard
Early years verified
Expected standard
Inclusion verified
Strong standard
Leadership and governance verified
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing verified
Expected standard
Framework verified
Report card
Inspection datesingle source
20 Jan 2026
Inspectors verified
Daniel Terry, Lascelles Haughton, Susan Maguire
Postcode verified
SW10 0AY
Name on report verified
Park Walk Primary School
Safeguarding verified
Met
URN verified
100486

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AchievementExpected
Attendance and behaviourExpected
Curriculum and teachingExpected
Early yearsExpected
InclusionStrong
Leadership and governanceStrong
Personal development and wellbeingExpected

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+79Very positivemore positive than 64% of reports of this type

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Praisehigh expectationsambitiousthriveenjoyhighly effectivecleareffectiveeffectively

Criticismbreachesgapsconcernsnot strongpersistent absencenot successful

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FindingsSafeguardingAbout the inspectionLeadershipWhat needs to improve positive critical

Findings1662w+79
Leadership207w+82
Safeguarding51w−11
What needs to improve138w+67

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No strong criticism found.

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Pages: 16
Words of findings: 2,054; about usual (typical 1698)
Reading level: Hard; Flesch 46, typical 43
Average sentence: 15 words
Next steps: 5; typical 3
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Findings 53%Leadership 7%Safeguarding 2%What needs to improve 4%About the inspection 35%

Full report text

Park Walk Primary School

Address: Park Walk, King's Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 0AY Unique reference number (URN): 100486

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Safeguarding standards met

The safeguarding standards are met. This means that leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed. As a result, pupils are made safer and feel safe.

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How we evaluate safeguarding

When we inspect schools for safeguarding, they can have the following outcomes:

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How we evaluate safeguarding

Met: The school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding. All legal requirements are met. Not met: The school has not created an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not all legal requirements are met.

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Inclusion Strong standard

Inclusion is at the centre of all that the school does. Leaders have an unwavering determination to tackle and overcome any academic, social and emotional barriers that pupils may face. This begins in the early years, which provides a safe and welcoming environment in which pupils with additional barriers are identified quickly and the right support is put in place. Individual pupils throughout the school are known and their needs are understood. Staff are knowledgeable and thoughtful educators. Leaders work closely with families and professionals to put pupils’ interests first. Support for pupils' emotional wellbeing is expertly coordinated, so pupils thrive.

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Inclusion Strong standard

Teachers are trained to use well-chosen strategies in lessons to meet the diverse needs of their pupils. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including those who may face barriers to their learning, study the curriculum in the same breadth and depth as their peers. Staff provide skilful and purposeful support when pupils need extra help with their learning. Leaders ensure that this work is carefully reviewed and adapted to suit pupils’ needs. They meticulously check the impact of the support that they put in place. Leaders have significantly invested additional funding for disadvantaged pupils to ensure that inclusion sits at the heart of its decision-making. Pupils benefit enormously from this approach.

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Inclusion Strong standard

Leaders have high aspirations for what all pupils can achieve. Leaders work thoughtfully together, both in school and across the federation, to identify and tackle any barriers pupils may face. Pupils access and enjoy a wide variety of enrichment opportunities. As a result, disadvantaged pupils build their confidence and independence extremely well.

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Leadership and governance Strong standard

Leaders at Park Walk and within the wider federation share a common, ambitious vision for the school and its future. They systematically evaluate strengths and priorities for further improvement. Carefully considered ways of managing the school's work and a keen analytical approach ensure that they make wise decisions that put pupils’ interests first.

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Leadership and governance Strong standard

Governors engage in a highly effective partnership with the school. They are clear about their roles and provide robust challenge and support in equal measure. Governors ensure that their statutory duties are met. They have detailed knowledge of the school’s particular context. Leaders embrace challenge and maintain the highest expectations so that pupils can be the best that they can be.

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Leadership and governance Strong standard

Staff morale is high. Their workload is manageable and their wellbeing is supported, with fair expectations of their roles. Leaders offer staff a substantial training programme to continue to develop their expertise. Those in the early stages of their career appreciate the guidance provided, while more-established staff follow leadership pathways and further qualifications. Leaders provide meaningful opportunities for staff to collaborate across the school and the federation on key priorities, such as improving teaching further and increasing attendance. Leaders are never complacent. They are consistently pushing for excellence in all that they do.

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Expected standard

Leaders are tireless in their efforts to ensure that pupils experience a successful education and that they feel valued. Parents and carers who responded to the online survey were very positive about the care given to their children. They recognise the school’s efforts to work in partnership with them. For example, leaders support parents to feel confident about how they can best support their children with their learning and personal development.

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Achievement Expected standard

Leaders and staff have a clear focus on developing pupils’ essential skills and knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics. This has resulted in pupils' learning becoming more effective across different subjects and through key stages. Pupils’ work shows that they typically understand what they have been taught. Similarly, during lessons, they are generally able to make connections between what they are learning now and what they have learned previously. Occasionally, this is not as well embedded in some learning.

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Achievement Expected standard

Leaders identify precisely where pupils’ progress from their starting points is not as strong as it could be. Pupils who have barriers to their learning make similar progress to their peers. This is because leaders and staff identify pupils' needs accurately and put effective actions in place. Overall, published outcomes are above or close to those achieved by pupils nationally. Leaders are aware that phonics screening and reading outcomes need to improve further to be at the same standard as mathematics and writing.

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Attendance and behaviour Expected standard

The school places a high priority on pupils' attendance across the school. It is carefully monitored by leaders. Leaders and staff build a sense of belonging and hope for pupils. Pupils value their schooling, and the strong relationships they have with staff create a climate of trust. Pupils who face barriers to attending school regularly are quickly identified. Leaders are proactive in working with professionals, external agencies and families to improve attendance further. Overall, pupils attend well. However, some pupils continue to have stubbornly persistent absence. Leaders rightly highlight the importance of high attendance with parents, carers and pupils to address this.

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Attendance and behaviour Expected standard

Leaders have established a culture that is conducive to learning. This begins in the early years, where high expectations are clear and understood so that children learn how to interact and collaborate with each other before they enter key stage 1. Pupils are settled and calm around the school. Leaders ensure that effective additional mentoring and tailored support are provided for pupils when required. Pupils are confident that any breaches of the behaviour policy are dealt with fairly and effectively. They are responsive to staff and listen attentively in lessons. Leaders are currently focusing their attention on supporting pupils to be more actively engaged in their learning so that they can flourish and achieve all that they can.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Leaders provide a broad and balanced curriculum which starts in the early years. They have a very clear understanding of the quality of teaching and what they need to do to bring about further improvements. Leaders have made astute decisions about the knowledge that pupils should learn and when in each subject. There is a clear emphasis on pupils learning new vocabulary. Teachers are skilful at creating resources and making adaptations to their teaching to reduce any barriers to pupils' achievement. This means that pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities can access the same ambitious curriculum as their peers. Typically, teaching builds on previous knowledge so that it is remembered by pupils. Staff identify pupils who need to strengthen their communication, reading or mathematical skills. Structured programmes are in place to provide early help. Pupils who need additional support with their reading receive targeted support.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Teachers have secure subject knowledge. They explain new content clearly to ensure that it is understood. Generally, they check pupils’ learning and address pupils’ misconceptions when they arise. Sometimes, this is not as successful as it could be. This means that, on occasion, gaps in pupils’ knowledge reduce the depth of understanding of what they have learned.

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Early years Expected standard

Leaders have established an inclusive and welcoming early years environment. High expectations and a carefully designed curriculum enable children to develop the key skills that are required in reading, communication and mathematics. Leaders ensure that early years staff are trained to prepare children for their future learning and educational experiences. Staff use robust assessments to identify children’s starting points. Where gaps or barriers to learning are identified, appropriate support is put in place. As a result of this work, children’s communication and language development and their personal and emotional development are improving.

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Early years Expected standard

Teachers make considered choices about the learning activities that children experience. These activities are balanced to ensure that children have appropriate support while also encouraging them to develop their confidence and independence. Children interact with adults and engage well with their peers. They develop the key skills for self-care, for example, through practising putting on their coats and hats. Children can express their needs and feelings.

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Early years Expected standard

Leaders have made recent changes to the teaching of reading. This is now more systematic and enables children to build their confidence in fluency and comprehension. For example, adults encourage children to practise songs and rhymes. Leaders are rightly focusing on further developing how adults interact with children through the careful use of new vocabulary to deepen children's learning.

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