Horton Grange Primary School is 'caring and inclusive'

Ofsted inspected Horton Grange Primary School on Spencer Road, Great Horton, in September, and its findings have now been made public.

It comes after the Government announced earlier this year that overall one or two-word judgements - either 'outstanding', 'good', 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate' - would be removed from inspection reports of state schools. 

Schools continue to be rated across a number of categories. 

Horton Grange Primary School was found to be outstanding in personal development as well as behaviour and attitudes, while it was rated as good in quality of education, leadership and management, and early years provision.

The school has been praised (Image: Newsquest) Under the section titled 'what is it like to attend this school?', inspectors said pupils are "proud to attend this caring and inclusive school". 

The report added: "They enjoy positive relationships with adults. 

"Pupils know that if they have a concern, they can go to any adult in school for help.

"They are safe and happy."

Inspectors found the school has "very high" expectations for all pupils - and youngsters are "determined to do their best".

"Pupils' behaviour is exemplary," the report added. 

"The small number of pupils who struggle with behaviour receive the necessary support to help them succeed. 

"Pupils value the calm learning environment and settle quickly to work. 

"They are considerate of others and polite."

Pupils look after each other and demonstrate an empathy for those less fortunate, according to the report. 

"For example, they raised money for an international charity to support children living through war," the report said.

"Pupils care about the community they live in and readily take part in community initiatives, such as to promote road safety."

Under the section titled 'what does the school do well and what does it need to do better?', inspectors said: "Pupils are enthusiastic about reading. 

"Most pupils achieve well in phonics.

"From the early years, children are taught how to write their letters correctly and to spell simple words using their growing knowledge of phonics. 

"However, pupils do not have sufficient opportunity to practise their letter formation. 

"This results in them making many errors in their writing, continuing into key stage 1 and beyond. 

"Staff do not address writing errors in pupils' work consistently."

The report added: "Teachers are enthusiastic and have secure subject knowledge. 

"They break subject content down into small steps of learning and select appropriate resources to support learning. 

"However, there are some inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is delivered and the depth of pupils' subject learning."