Barley Fields Primary

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pupils attending Barley Fields Primary School are proud of their school.

They are warm and welcoming and they demonstrate the highest level of respect to others. Pupils develop positive relationships with staff and each other. Everyone is made to feel welcome and included.

Staff know the pupils extremely well. There is a strong family ethos that permeates through the school. This ensures that this big school successfully achieves its aim of feeling like a small school.

Pupils quickly settle into routines and understand the high expectations for behaviour and learning. This starts in the early years. Pupils behave very well in lessons and demonstrate a commitment to their learning.

Pupils of all ages get o...n well with each other. Older pupils are effective role models for their younger peers. Pupils say that bullying is rare.

Leaders have rightly prioritised developing the curriculum to meet the needs of all groups of pupils. This includes a growing number of pupils who join the school with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Barriers to learning are swiftly identified so that the right academic offer is put in place for each child.

A recent renewed focus on securing foundational knowledge requires some further work to ensure that all pupils are accessing the knowledge they need to build successfully on what they already know and can do. Published test outcomes demonstrate that pupils achieve well and are ready for their next steps in education.Pupils enjoy their learning and fully benefit from the school's rich wider offer.

They relish the opportunities given to fulfil additional roles in school, for example, as digital leaders, pupil governors and school councillors. Pupils have a genuine say in what is happening in their school. They are valued and nurtured as individuals.

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