Ofsted Report

We are proud to share excerpts from our latest Ofsted report, November 2024.

Thythorn Field Community Primary School is a caring school where everyone is included in all that it has to offer. The school has high expectations of pupils to achieve well. These expectations are realised. Positive and friendly working relationships between pupils and adults are at the heart of everything. Pupils love coming to school and taking part in ‘enjoyable’ activities. For example, pupils said, ‘We get to do fun things like art projects and putting on ukelele shows for our parents and carers.

Pupils know and live out the school’s high expectations for behaviour, and to be ‘ready, respectful, safe’. Pupils treat each other with courtesy and respect. This means that lunch and social times are calm and purposeful. Many pupils attend the ‘everyone’s welcome’ lunchtime club and a wide range of after school clubs.

Children get off to an ambitious start in the Reception Year. Children enjoy following their own interests and learning through play. Relationships between adults and children are warm and nurturing. The early years curriculum provides children with the knowledge and skills they need to access future learning. Adults support children to develop their early language and communication skills. Adults model new vocabulary and encourage children to use these new words in conversation. Children make strong progress and achieve well. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education.

The school prioritises the teaching of early reading. The phonics programme is highly effective and published outcomes for phonics are above the national average. Pupils learn to identify sounds, blending them to decode and read new words. Pupils’ reading books are carefully matched to the level of phonics knowledge they have. Practising reading these sounds at both school and home helps pupils to develop their confidence and reading fluency. The school has chosen a range of high-quality whole-class texts for each year group. These include texts specifically chosen to promote equality.

The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development is a strength. Pupils are taught to be respectful and develop a secure understanding of equality. Pupils talk about the British value of tolerance as, ‘the need to respect difference such as someone’s race or religious beliefs’. Pupils are proud of the leadership opportunities they can hold such as being a ‘well-being ambassador’. These opportunities help pupils to develop their leadership skills and understand the importance of contributing to the community.

Some pupils struggle to manage their own emotions. The school’s emotional literacy support team provide these pupils with highly effective support so that they can return to their learning calmly.

The school’s approach to identifying pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and the tailored support which follows are both effective. The school proactively engages with a range of external professionals to seek support and guidance. Pupils with SEND receive appropriate support and achieve well.

OFSTED Inspection Report - November 2024

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Performance Data

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