Beaumont Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils excel at this welcoming and inclusive school. They told inspectors that attending the school is like being part of 'one big family.'

Pupils benefit enormously from kind and considerate staff.

Pupils know that staff care for them deeply and that adults are there for them when needed. Pupils feel happy and know that they are in safe hands.

The school sets 'no limit' on what pupils can achieve.

They are highly ambitious for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and those where English is an additional language. Pupils rise to this challenge, typically achieving exceptionally well across the curriculum.... This is also true for children in the early years, who are incredibly well prepared for Year 1 and beyond.

Pupils behave impeccably. They pride themselves on showing respect and kindness towards others. From shaking hands with visitors or wishing each other a good day, to older pupils befriending their younger peers, they are excellent representatives of their school.

Pupils learn to be extremely well-rounded and responsible members of the school community. They are encouraged to voice their ideas and opinions to influence school life positively. They show great pride in the many responsibilities that they have.

For example, pupils develop leadership skills by being school prefects, librarians, play buddies, diversity, and eco-ambassadors.

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

The school has designed an exceptionally ambitious curriculum. It is highly developed and reflects a strong resolve that pupils will achieve all that they possibly can.

Pupils gain the knowledge and understanding that they need rapidly and securely to become curious, confident, and motivated learners. Pupils are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their education and for life in modern Britain.

Teachers are supremely confident in the subjects that they teach.

They pride themselves in explaining new ideas clearly. They excel in finding ways to help pupils remember important learning. In turn, pupils demonstrate an astounding level of knowledge and understanding.

Teachers know pupils extremely well. They use this to shape learning expertly, by making learning relevant and meaningful. They also use carefully considered checks to identify where there might be gaps in pupils' knowledge and to adapt lessons to meet pupils' needs.

The importance of reading radiates throughout this school. As many pupils told inspectors, 'This is a reading school.' Books are central to the school's unwavering commitment to bring the curriculum to life.

Children in the early years learn to love sharing picture books with adults and with their friends. As soon as they start in the reception class, children learn letters and the sounds that these represent rapidly, through very well-crafted activities. Staff use their specialist knowledge of early reading extremely effectively.

Pupils achieve exceptionally well in their early reading. They become highly confident readers. Staff help pupils who find reading more difficult to quickly catch up and to read confidently and fluently.

The school is highly ambitious for pupils with SEND. It identifies their additional needs accurately. This enables teachers to give these pupils the help that they need.

The school ensures that pupils with SEND build their confidence and self-esteem. These pupils are successful and learn all that they should. They participate fully in a curriculum which is extremely well adapted to meet their needs.

They also enjoy the same opportunities as their peers.

Pupils are highly motivated and valued partners in their learning. They listen attentively to adults and engage enthusiastically in activities with their peers.

They are keen to achieve their very best. The school prioritises attendance. Staff analyse and track absence thoroughly.

An effective range of strategies ensure positive attitudes and habits towards attendance. These are centred around creating a strong sense of pupils, parents and carers belonging to the school community. Consequently, most pupils attend school regularly.

The school prioritises and provides exceptionally well for pupils' wider development. It provides pupils with rich opportunities to develop positive emotional health and well-being. Pupils enjoy deeply the many after-school clubs, including in sports, music, and the creative arts.

Pupils are extremely well-informed about fundamental British values. They openly celebrate diversity. For example, pupils regularly demonstrate their empathy and understanding of each other's differences.

Governors share the school's high ambition for pupils. The school engages effectively with staff by supporting them with their workload and considering their wellbeing effectively. For example, the school gives staff dedicated time to carry out their responsibilities, which staff appreciate greatly.

As a result, staff develop pride in their work and the work of the school.

The school prioritises working collaboratively with parents. Parents are effusive in their praise for Beaumont.

They typically say that they are made to feel like partners in a school that is 'fantastic.' The commitment from staff to go above and beyond results in parents believing that their children are 'truly at the heart of all they do.'

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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