AN inspection found pupils in Barrow ‘really enjoy’ going to school and ‘relish’ being part of the community.
Roose School was inspected by Ofsted on June 25/26 and continues to be rated Good.
Inspectors found the school to have high expectations for its pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
The report said: “Pupils’ positive behaviour ensures that they can learn in a calm environment which is free of disruption. They generally achieve well across a range of subjects.”
Inspectors described pupils as ‘respectful’ and noted that older pupils enjoy supporting children in the early years with their learning.
The inspection found that pupils benefit from a broad offer beyond the academic curriculum.
Children learn about the wider world through trips to the Lake District and York and take part in a broad range of clubs, such as sports, music, mathematics and 3D printing.
Ofsted said the children valued the ‘vibrant and exciting learning environment’ and ‘develop and nurture their talents and interests’.
Under areas the school does well, the inspectors highlighted the established and effective approach to developing pupils’ early reading knowledge.
They said staff have been well trained and carefully check pupils’ progress through the programme.
The report said they have designed an ambitious and broad curriculum throughout, while teachers deliver learning in a well-ordered manner. As a result, most pupils achieve well over time.
To improve, inspectors pointed out a very small number of subjects in which teachers do not support pupils to build on what they already know sufficiently well.
They said: “As a result, some pupils do not progress through these subject curriculums as well as they do in other curriculum areas.”
Headteacher Jenny Redhead said: "We are delighted that the inspector recognised the caring community school we are and that we put our children's welfare at the heart of everything we do."
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